diff --git a/ymir/agents/backport_agent.py b/ymir/agents/backport_agent.py
index 38dba287b..e0db591a6 100644
--- a/ymir/agents/backport_agent.py
+++ b/ymir/agents/backport_agent.py
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ async def stage_changes(state):
             try:
                 spec_path = state.local_clone / f"{state.package}.spec"
                 with Specfile(spec_path) as spec:
-                    patch_files = [p.expanded_location for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.expanded_location]
+                    patch_files = [p.location for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.location]
 
                 if not patch_files:
                     raise RuntimeError(f"Backport completed but no Patch tags found in {spec_path}")
diff --git a/ymir/agents/mr_consolidation_agent.py b/ymir/agents/mr_consolidation_agent.py
index ef12a4791..ac8bea75f 100644
--- a/ymir/agents/mr_consolidation_agent.py
+++ b/ymir/agents/mr_consolidation_agent.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def _files_to_stage_for_patches(
     """
     spec_name = f"{package}.spec"
     with Specfile(local_clone / spec_name) as spec:
-        patch_files = [p.expanded_location for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.expanded_location]
+        patch_files = [p.location for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.location]
     missing = [p for p in patch_files if not (local_clone / p).is_file()]
     if missing:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Spec references patch file(s) that do not exist: {missing}")
diff --git a/ymir/tools/unprivileged/specfile.py b/ymir/tools/unprivileged/specfile.py
index 9c7486061..2ae8d3221 100644
--- a/ymir/tools/unprivileged/specfile.py
+++ b/ymir/tools/unprivileged/specfile.py
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ async def _run(
         try:
             with Specfile(spec_path) as spec:
                 version = spec.version
-                valid_patches = [p for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.valid and p.expanded_location]
-                patch_files = [p.expanded_location for p in valid_patches]
-                number_to_filename = {p.number: p.expanded_location for p in valid_patches}
+                valid_patches = [p for p in get_all_patches(spec) if p.valid and p.location]
+                patch_files = [p.location for p in valid_patches]
+                number_to_filename = {p.number: p.location for p in valid_patches}
 
                 strip_levels = _extract_strip_levels(spec, number_to_filename)