diff --git a/advanced-custom-fields-wpcli.php b/advanced-custom-fields-wpcli.php
index 608ca19..55f71a1 100644
--- a/advanced-custom-fields-wpcli.php
+++ b/advanced-custom-fields-wpcli.php
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 if ( defined( 'WP_CLI' ) && WP_CLI ) {
   require 'lib/acfwpcli/cli.php';
-  require 'lib/acfwpcli/cli_utils.php';
 }
 
 $acfwpcli = new ACFWPCLI;
diff --git a/lib/acfwpcli/cli.php b/lib/acfwpcli/cli.php
index e7e449d..4cf78b0 100644
--- a/lib/acfwpcli/cli.php
+++ b/lib/acfwpcli/cli.php
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ function export( $args, $assoc_args ) {
       $export_path = $this->menu_choice_export_path();
     }
 
-    $export_path = \ACFWPCLI\CLIUtils::expand_tilde( $export_path );
-
     if ( ! is_dir( $export_path ) && ! mkdir( $export_path, 0755, false ) ) {
       WP_CLI::error( 'fieldgroup directory exists or cant be created!' );
     }
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ function import( $args, $assoc_args ) {
     extract( $assoc_args );
 
     if ( isset( $json_file ) ) {
-      $choice = \ACFWPCLI\CLIUtils::expand_tilde( $json_file );
+      $choice = $json_file;
     } else if (isset($all) && $all) {
       $choice = 'all';
     } else {
diff --git a/lib/acfwpcli/cli_utils.php b/lib/acfwpcli/cli_utils.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b25427c..0000000
--- a/lib/acfwpcli/cli_utils.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace ACFWPCLI;
-
-class CLIUtils {
-  public static function expand_tilde( $path ) {
-    if ( function_exists( 'posix_getuid' ) && strpos( $path, '~' ) !== false ) {
-      $info = posix_getpwuid( posix_getuid() );
-      $path = str_replace( '~', $info['dir'], $path );
-    }
-
-    return $path;
-  }
-}