diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorUtils.java
index de40c1d9d..e31caaeb6 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/SelectorUtils.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public final class SelectorUtils {
      */
     public static boolean matchPath(String pattern, String str) {
         String[] patDirs = tokenizePathAsArray(pattern);
-        return matchPath(patDirs, str, true);
+        return matchPath(patDirs, tokenizePathAsArray(str), true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -212,17 +212,7 @@ public final class SelectorUtils {
     public static boolean matchPath(String pattern, String str,
                                     boolean isCaseSensitive) {
         String[] patDirs = tokenizePathAsArray(pattern);
-        return matchPath(patDirs, str, isCaseSensitive);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Core implementation of matchPath.  It is isolated so that it
-     * can be called from TokenizedPattern.
-     */
-    static boolean matchPath(String[] tokenizedPattern, String str,
-                             boolean isCaseSensitive) {
-        return matchPath(tokenizedPattern, tokenizePathAsArray(str),
-                         isCaseSensitive);
+        return matchPath(patDirs, tokenizePathAsArray(str), isCaseSensitive);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPath.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPath.java
index 7a966c6d4..aecd55da8 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPath.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPath.java
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ public class TokenizedPath {
         return pathElements.length == 0 && !base.isDirectory() ? null : base;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a TokenizedPattern from the same tokens that make up
+     * this path.
+     */
     public TokenizedPattern toPattern() {
-        return new TokenizedPattern(path, tokenizedPath);
+        return new TokenizedPattern(path, tokenizedPath); 
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPattern.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPattern.java
index 7c7d41a1b..a159f5f0a 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/types/selectors/TokenizedPattern.java
@@ -54,34 +54,6 @@ public class TokenizedPattern {
         this.tokenizedPattern = tokens;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Tests whether or not a given path matches a given pattern.
-     *
-     * @param str     The path to match, as a String. Must not be
-     *                <code>null</code>.
-     *                
-     * @return <code>true</code> if the pattern matches against the string,
-     *         or <code>false</code> otherwise.
-     */
-    public boolean matchPath(String str) {
-        return SelectorUtils.matchPath(tokenizedPattern, str, true);
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * Tests whether or not a given path matches a given pattern.
-     *
-     * @param str     The path to match, as a String. Must not be
-     *                <code>null</code>.
-     * @param isCaseSensitive Whether or not matching should be performed
-     *                        case sensitively.
-     *
-     * @return <code>true</code> if the pattern matches against the string,
-     *         or <code>false</code> otherwise.
-     */
-    public boolean matchPath(String str, boolean isCaseSensitive) {
-        return SelectorUtils.matchPath(tokenizedPattern, str, isCaseSensitive);
-    }
-    
     /**
      * Tests whether or not a given path matches a given pattern.
      *