diff --git a/odoo/__init__.py b/odoo/__init__.py
index f9bbbb69138fc..bae8fd04b6a61 100644
--- a/odoo/__init__.py
+++ b/odoo/__init__.py
@@ -10,10 +10,7 @@
 #----------------------------------------------------------
 import pkgutil
 import os.path
-__path__ = [
-    os.path.abspath(path)
-    for path in pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
-]
+__path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
 import sys
 MIN_PY_VERSION = (3, 7)
diff --git a/odoo/addons/__init__.py b/odoo/addons/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 56e3bd2d8758e..0000000000000
--- a/odoo/addons/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
-
-""" Addons module.
-
-This module serves to contain all Odoo addons, across all configured addons
-paths. For the code to manage those addons, see odoo.modules.
-
-Addons are made available under `odoo.addons` after
-odoo.tools.config.parse_config() is called (so that the addons paths are
-known).
-
-This module also conveniently reexports some symbols from odoo.modules.
-Importing them from here is deprecated.
-
-"""
-# make odoo.addons a namespace package, while keeping this __init__.py
-# present, for python 2 compatibility
-# https://packaging.python.org/guides/packaging-namespace-packages/
-import pkgutil
-import os.path
-__path__ = [
-    os.path.abspath(path)
-    for path in pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
-]
diff --git a/odoo/tools/misc.py b/odoo/tools/misc.py
index 5dad940be5fca..290f3cfaf04ca 100644
--- a/odoo/tools/misc.py
+++ b/odoo/tools/misc.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def file_path(file_path, filter_ext=('',), env=None):
     :raise ValueError: if the file doesn't have one of the supported extensions (`filter_ext`)
     """
     root_path = os.path.abspath(config['root_path'])
-    addons_paths = odoo.addons.__path__ + [root_path]
+    addons_paths = list(odoo.addons.__path__) + [root_path]
     if env and hasattr(env.transaction, '__file_open_tmp_paths'):
         addons_paths += env.transaction.__file_open_tmp_paths
     is_abs = os.path.isabs(file_path)