diff --git a/cli/recipe/release.go b/cli/recipe/release.go
index fb3d22e7..1c2b4d92 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/release.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/release.go
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ your SSH keys configured on your account.
 			}
 		}
 
-		isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(recipe.Dir())
+		isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(r.Dir)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 
 		if !isClean {
 			log.Infof("%s currently has these unstaged changes 👇", recipe.Name)
-			if err := gitPkg.DiffUnstaged(recipe.Dir()); err != nil {
+			if err := gitPkg.DiffUnstaged(r.Dir); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cli/recipe/sync.go b/cli/recipe/sync.go
index b671f028..565650f8 100644
--- a/cli/recipe/sync.go
+++ b/cli/recipe/sync.go
@@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ likely to change.
 			log.Infof("dry run: not syncing label %s for recipe %s", nextTag, recipe.Name)
 		}
 
-		isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(recipe.Dir())
+		isClean, err := gitPkg.IsClean(r.Dir)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		if !isClean {
 			log.Infof("%s currently has these unstaged changes 👇", recipe.Name)
-			if err := gitPkg.DiffUnstaged(recipe.Dir()); err != nil {
+			if err := gitPkg.DiffUnstaged(r.Dir); err != nil {
 				log.Fatal(err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
index 976b0a71..0010cd3a 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe.go
@@ -136,11 +136,6 @@ type Recipe struct {
 	Meta   RecipeMeta
 }
 
-// Dir retrieves the recipe repository path
-func (r Recipe) Dir() string {
-	return path.Join(config.RECIPES_DIR, r.Name)
-}
-
 // Get retrieves a recipe.
 func Get(recipeName string, offline bool) (Recipe, error) {
 	r := Get2(recipeName)