diff --git a/client/rpc/block.go b/client/rpc/block.go
index ac304f377e6d..a5882a57e9db 100644
--- a/client/rpc/block.go
+++ b/client/rpc/block.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func (s *blockStat) Size() int {
 }
 
 func (s *blockStat) Path() path.ImmutablePath {
-	return path.NewIPLDPath(s.cid)
+	return path.FromCid(s.cid)
 }
 
 func (api *BlockAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader, opts ...caopts.BlockPutOption) (iface.BlockStat, error) {
diff --git a/client/rpc/dag.go b/client/rpc/dag.go
index b87eed737ae7..098a959d8f19 100644
--- a/client/rpc/dag.go
+++ b/client/rpc/dag.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type (
 )
 
 func (api *HttpDagServ) Get(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) (format.Node, error) {
-	r, err := api.core().Block().Get(ctx, path.NewIPLDPath(c))
+	r, err := api.core().Block().Get(ctx, path.FromCid(c))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func (api *HttpDagServ) Pinning() format.NodeAdder {
 }
 
 func (api *HttpDagServ) Remove(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) error {
-	return api.core().Block().Rm(ctx, path.NewIPLDPath(c)) // TODO: should we force rm?
+	return api.core().Block().Rm(ctx, path.FromCid(c)) // TODO: should we force rm?
 }
 
 func (api *HttpDagServ) RemoveMany(ctx context.Context, cids []cid.Cid) error {
diff --git a/client/rpc/pin.go b/client/rpc/pin.go
index a1323fb7f1a3..486e5115b5b9 100644
--- a/client/rpc/pin.go
+++ b/client/rpc/pin.go
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func (api *PinAPI) Ls(ctx context.Context, opts ...caopts.PinLsOption) (<-chan i
 			}
 
 			select {
-			case ch <- pin{typ: out.Type, path: path.NewIPLDPath(c)}:
+			case ch <- pin{typ: out.Type, path: path.FromCid(c)}:
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			}
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ type badNode struct {
 }
 
 func (n badNode) Path() path.ImmutablePath {
-	return path.NewIPLDPath(n.cid)
+	return path.FromCid(n.cid)
 }
 
 func (n badNode) Err() error {
diff --git a/core/coreapi/block.go b/core/coreapi/block.go
index 08743c16e081..ffbe89c8bf6d 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/block.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/block.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (api *BlockAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, opts ...caopts.Bloc
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &BlockStat{path: path.NewIPLDPath(b.Cid()), size: len(data)}, nil
+	return &BlockStat{path: path.FromCid(b.Cid()), size: len(data)}, nil
 }
 
 func (api *BlockAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, p path.Path) (io.Reader, error) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (api *BlockAPI) Stat(ctx context.Context, p path.Path) (coreiface.BlockStat
 	}
 
 	return &BlockStat{
-		path: path.NewIPLDPath(b.Cid()),
+		path: path.FromCid(b.Cid()),
 		size: len(b.RawData()),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/core/coreapi/pin.go b/core/coreapi/pin.go
index 47ea19751681..7c33b3ee0a76 100644
--- a/core/coreapi/pin.go
+++ b/core/coreapi/pin.go
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ func (api *PinAPI) Verify(ctx context.Context) (<-chan coreiface.PinStatus, erro
 		links, err := getLinks(ctx, root)
 		if err != nil {
 			status := &pinStatus{ok: false, cid: root}
-			status.badNodes = []coreiface.BadPinNode{&badNode{path: path.NewIPLDPath(root), err: err}}
+			status.badNodes = []coreiface.BadPinNode{&badNode{path: path.FromCid(root), err: err}}
 			visited[root] = status
 			return status
 		}
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ func (api *PinAPI) pinLsAll(ctx context.Context, typeStr string) <-chan coreifac
 			select {
 			case out <- &pinInfo{
 				pinType: typeStr,
-				path:    path.NewIPLDPath(c),
+				path:    path.FromCid(c),
 			}:
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return ctx.Err()