diff --git a/src/config/Block.cxx b/src/config/Block.cxx
index dc9b5c070..1602ef402 100644
--- a/src/config/Block.cxx
+++ b/src/config/Block.cxx
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ ConfigBlock::GetBlockValue(const char *name, const char *default_value) const
 }
 
 AllocatedPath
-ConfigBlock::GetBlockPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
-			   Error &error) const
+ConfigBlock::GetPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
+		     Error &error) const
 {
 	assert(!error.IsDefined());
 
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ ConfigBlock::GetBlockPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
 }
 
 AllocatedPath
-ConfigBlock::GetBlockPath(const char *name, Error &error) const
+ConfigBlock::GetPath(const char *name, Error &error) const
 {
-	return GetBlockPath(name, nullptr, error);
+	return GetPath(name, nullptr, error);
 }
 
 int
diff --git a/src/config/Block.hxx b/src/config/Block.hxx
index e0d8a09e5..5cf2b258f 100644
--- a/src/config/Block.hxx
+++ b/src/config/Block.hxx
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ struct ConfigBlock {
 	 * Same as config_get_path(), but looks up the setting in the
 	 * specified block.
 	 */
-	AllocatedPath GetBlockPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
-				   Error &error) const;
+	AllocatedPath GetPath(const char *name, const char *default_value,
+			      Error &error) const;
 
-	AllocatedPath GetBlockPath(const char *name, Error &error) const;
+	AllocatedPath GetPath(const char *name, Error &error) const;
 
 	gcc_pure
 	int GetBlockValue(const char *name, int default_value) const;
diff --git a/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx b/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
index 84328b998..6c0b27ad8 100644
--- a/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/db/plugins/simple/SimpleDatabasePlugin.cxx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ SimpleDatabase::Create(gcc_unused EventLoop &loop,
 bool
 SimpleDatabase::Configure(const ConfigBlock &block, Error &error)
 {
-	path = block.GetBlockPath("path", error);
+	path = block.GetPath("path", error);
 	if (path.IsNull()) {
 		if (!error.IsDefined())
 			error.Set(simple_db_domain,
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ SimpleDatabase::Configure(const ConfigBlock &block, Error &error)
 
 	path_utf8 = path.ToUTF8();
 
-	cache_path = block.GetBlockPath("cache_directory", error);
+	cache_path = block.GetPath("cache_directory", error);
 	if (path.IsNull() && error.IsDefined())
 		return false;
 
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/SidplayDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/SidplayDecoderPlugin.cxx
index 6b24aaa4e..ee77d202f 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/SidplayDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/SidplayDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ sidplay_init(const ConfigBlock &block)
 {
 	/* read the songlengths database file */
 	Error error;
-	const auto database_path = block.GetBlockPath("songlength_database", error);
+	const auto database_path = block.GetPath("songlength_database", error);
 	if (!database_path.IsNull())
 		songlength_database = sidplay_load_songlength_db(database_path);
 	else if (error.IsDefined())
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/WildmidiDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/WildmidiDecoderPlugin.cxx
index bc135485a..e1689e625 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/WildmidiDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/WildmidiDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ wildmidi_init(const ConfigBlock &block)
 {
 	Error error;
 	const AllocatedPath path =
-		block.GetBlockPath("config_file",
-				   "/etc/timidity/timidity.cfg",
-				   error);
+		block.GetPath("config_file",
+			      "/etc/timidity/timidity.cfg",
+			      error);
 	if (path.IsNull())
 		FatalError(error);
 
diff --git a/src/output/plugins/FifoOutputPlugin.cxx b/src/output/plugins/FifoOutputPlugin.cxx
index 79e9f2349..b9e3b0ce9 100644
--- a/src/output/plugins/FifoOutputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/output/plugins/FifoOutputPlugin.cxx
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ FifoOutput::Create(const ConfigBlock &block, Error &error)
 {
 	FifoOutput *fd = new FifoOutput();
 
-	fd->path = block.GetBlockPath("path", error);
+	fd->path = block.GetPath("path", error);
 	if (fd->path.IsNull()) {
 		delete fd;
 
diff --git a/src/output/plugins/RecorderOutputPlugin.cxx b/src/output/plugins/RecorderOutputPlugin.cxx
index 6cf3af624..74ada8c7c 100644
--- a/src/output/plugins/RecorderOutputPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/output/plugins/RecorderOutputPlugin.cxx
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ RecorderOutput::Configure(const ConfigBlock &block, Error &error)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	path = block.GetBlockPath("path", error);
+	path = block.GetPath("path", error);
 	if (error.IsDefined())
 		return false;