diff --git a/deluge/common.py b/deluge/common.py
index 7320ab6c5..163e8ba03 100644
--- a/deluge/common.py
+++ b/deluge/common.py
@@ -253,27 +253,16 @@ def get_pixmap(fname):
 
 
 def resource_filename(module, path):
-    """A workaround for pkg_resources.resource_filename finding wrong package when developing
-
-    When developing and there is a second deluge package (installed globally) and
-    another in develop mode elsewhere. While pkg_resources.require('Deluge')
-    returns the proper deluge instance, resource_filename does not, it returns
-    the first found on the python path, which is not what is wanted.
-
-    Also ensures the filename path is decoded from bytes.
-
-    Args:
-        module (str): The module name in dotted notation.
-        path (str): The relative path to resource.
-
-    Returns:
-        str: The absolute resource path.
-
+    """While developing, if there's a second deluge package, installed globally
+     and another in develop mode somewhere else, while pkg_resources.require('Deluge')
+     returns the proper deluge instance, pkg_resources.resource_filename does
+     not, it returns the first found on the python path, which is not good
+     enough.
+     This is a work-around that.
     """
-    filename = pkg_resources.require('Deluge>=%s' % get_version())[0].get_resource_filename(
-        pkg_resources._manager, os.path.join(*(module.split('.') + [path])))
-
-    return decode_bytes(filename)
+    return pkg_resources.require('Deluge>=%s' % get_version())[0].get_resource_filename(
+        pkg_resources._manager, os.path.join(*(module.split('.') + [path]))
+    )
 
 
 def open_file(path, timestamp=None):
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
index 511692922..b47f85d0b 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/autoadd/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.autoadd', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.autoadd', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
index c797a65c3..e2e7a86ec 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Blocklist/deluge/plugins/blocklist/common.py
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
 
 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 pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.blocklist', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.blocklist', os.path.join('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 0bb8c343d..de0479129 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Execute/deluge/plugins/execute/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.execute', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.execute', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
index b52c3d92f..5d6ab1511 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Extractor/deluge/plugins/extractor/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.extractor', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.extractor', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
index 2aebe6f80..16e7d8aa3 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Label/deluge/plugins/label/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.label', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.label', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
index 64e3be290..8b4d68e9d 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Notifications/deluge/plugins/notifications/common.py
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import logging
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 from twisted.internet import defer
 
 from deluge import component
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
 from deluge.event import known_events
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.notifications', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.notifications', os.path.join('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 eb752f92e..27cd79af7 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Scheduler/deluge/plugins/scheduler/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.scheduler', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.scheduler', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
index d3d26d5dc..f70d711d6 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Stats/deluge/plugins/stats/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.stats', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.stats', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
index 8177a101e..60f6ac149 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/Toggle/deluge/plugins/toggle/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.toggle', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.toggle', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
index 1e05ed1fc..0a9d6574f 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/WebUi/deluge/plugins/webui/common.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.webui', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.webui', os.path.join('data', filename))
diff --git a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
index 83582ade8..a1dd356d2 100644
--- a/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
+++ b/deluge/scripts/create_plugin.py
@@ -213,12 +213,13 @@ setup(
 COMMON = """
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from os.path import join
+import os.path
+
+from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
-from deluge.common import resource_filename
 
 def get_resource(filename):
-    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.%(safe_name)s', join('data', filename))
+    return resource_filename('deluge.plugins.%(safe_name)s', os.path.join('data', filename))
 """
 
 GTKUI = """