diff --git a/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_ROI.py b/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_ROI.py
index 4382a4a9c..88916becf 100755
--- a/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_ROI.py
+++ b/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_ROI.py
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ def main():
                          .format(args.metrics_dir))
         assert_inputs_exist(parser, args.in_rois)
 
-        tmp_file_list = glob.glob(os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, '*nii.gz'))
-        args.metrics_file_list = [os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, f)
-                                  for f in tmp_file_list]
+        args.metrics_file_list = glob.glob(os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, '*nii.gz'))
     else:
         assert_inputs_exist(parser, args.in_rois + args.metrics_file_list)
     assert_headers_compatible(parser, args.in_rois + args.metrics_file_list)
diff --git a/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_labels.py b/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_labels.py
index 6a311459f..05963e5af 100755
--- a/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_labels.py
+++ b/scripts/scil_volume_stats_in_labels.py
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ def main():
                          .format(args.metrics_dir))
         assert_inputs_exist(parser, [args.in_labels, args.in_labels_lut])
 
-        tmp_file_list = glob.glob(os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, '*nii.gz'))
-        args.metrics_file_list = [os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, f)
-                                  for f in tmp_file_list]
+        args.metrics_file_list = glob.glob(os.path.join(args.metrics_dir, '*nii.gz'))
     else:
         assert_inputs_exist(parser, [args.in_labels] + args.metrics_file_list)
     assert_headers_compatible(parser,