diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
index 43d2c34f2..863d73455 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.autoadd', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
index 80fd67acc..f112dda95 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import os.path
 from functools import wraps
-from os.path import join
 from sys import exc_info
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.blocklist', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
 
 
 def raises_errors_as(error):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
index 5adde6ef1..3977edd3b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.execute', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
index 8353896d2..3977edd3b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.extractor', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
index 1507b8bad..3977edd3b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.label', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
index 64e3be290..c12754a40 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
@@ -15,19 +15,21 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import logging
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from deluge import component
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
 from deluge.event import known_events
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
+
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.notifications', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
 
 
 class CustomNotifications(object):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
index f0d9200a1..f6251de13 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.scheduler', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
index 112731363..3977edd3b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.stats', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
index a59472b36..d958ec1df 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.toggle', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
index f6a408559..10b97387d 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.webui', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
diff --git a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
index 5ef6c2a8b..447cc5da6 100644
--- a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
+++ b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
@@ -210,12 +210,16 @@ COMMON = """
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
+
+from deluge.common import decode_bytes
+
+BASE_PATH = decode_bytes(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.%(safe_name)s', join('data', filename))
+    return os.path.join(BASE_PATH, 'data', filename)
+
 """
 
 GTKUI = """