diff --git a/providers/pip.rb b/providers/pip.rb
index ab79ea5..dd821bc 100644
--- a/providers/pip.rb
+++ b/providers/pip.rb
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ def pip_cmd(subcommand, version='')
 def which_pip(nr)
   if (nr.respond_to?("virtualenv") && nr.virtualenv)
     ::File.join(nr.virtualenv,'/bin/pip')
-  elsif "#{node['python']['install_method']}".eql?("source")
-    ::File.join("#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}","/bin/pip")
+  elsif node['python']['install_method'].eql?("source")
+    ::File.join(node['python']['prefix_dir'], "/bin/pip")
   else
     'pip'
   end
diff --git a/providers/virtualenv.rb b/providers/virtualenv.rb
index 34d2348..79e3faa 100644
--- a/providers/virtualenv.rb
+++ b/providers/virtualenv.rb
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ def load_current_resource
 end
 
 def virtualenv_cmd()
-  if "#{node['python']['install_method']}".eql?("source")
-    ::File.join("#{node['python']['prefix_dir']}","/bin/virtualenv")
+  if node['python']['install_method'].eql?("source")
+    ::File.join(node['python']['prefix_dir'], "/bin/virtualenv")
   else
     "virtualenv"
   end