diff --git a/tools/top.mk b/tools/top.mk
index d2388201a..fdae6337c 100644
--- a/tools/top.mk
+++ b/tools/top.mk
@@ -16,31 +16,14 @@ CMDEXE := 1
 SHELL := cmd.exe
 endif
 
-#$(info top.mk: SHELL=$(SHELL))
-#$(info top.mk: CMDEXE=$(CMDEXE))
-
 # Set TOP to be the path to get from the current directory (where make was
 # invoked) to the top of the tree. $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST)) returns
 # the name of this makefile relative to where make was invoked.
 THIS_MAKEFILE := $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))
 
 # strip off /tools/top.mk to get for example ../../..
-TOP := $(subst /tools/top.mk,,$(THIS_MAKEFILE))
-$(info top.mk: Initial TOP=$(TOP))
-
-# Set TOP to an absolute path, for example /tinyUSB (from ../../..)
-ifeq ($(CMDEXE),1)
-TOP := $(subst \,/,$(shell for %%i in ( $(TOP) ) do echo %%~fi))
-else
-TOP := $(abspath $(TOP))
-endif
-
-$(info top.mk: Top directory is $(TOP))
+# and Set TOP to an absolute path
+TOP = $(abspath $(subst /tools/top.mk,,$(THIS_MAKEFILE)))
 
 # Set CURRENT_PATH to the relative path from TOP to the current directory, ie examples/device/cdc_msc_freertos
-ifeq ($(CMDEXE),1)
-CURRENT_PATH := $(subst $(TOP)/,,$(subst \,/,$(shell echo %CD%)))
-else
 CURRENT_PATH = $(subst $(TOP)/,,$(abspath .))
-endif
-$(info top.mk: CURRENT_PATH = $(CURRENT_PATH))