diff --git a/rodeo-overlay.sh b/rodeo-overlay.sh
index f42be6c..18cc8f1 100755
--- a/rodeo-overlay.sh
+++ b/rodeo-overlay.sh
@@ -27,23 +27,13 @@ warning() {
   echo "Warning: $1"
 }
 
-beginswith() { case $2 in "$1"*) true;; *) false;; esac; }
-
-endswith() { case $2 in *"$1") true;; *) false;; esac; }
-
-stripped() {
-  string="$1"
-  string2=${string#"("}
-  string2=${string2%")"}
-  echo string2
-}
-
 get_lower_dirs() {
   overlay_config="$1"
+  dir="$2"
   while IFS="" read -r overlay || [ -n "$overlay" ]
   do
-    if beginswith "(" "$overlay" && endswith ")" "$overlay" && [ -f "$(stripped "$overlay")" ]; then
-      get_lower_dirs "$(stripped "$overlay")" "$dir"
+    if [ -f "$overlay" ]; then
+      get_lower_dirs "$overlay" "$dir"
     else
       debug "Checking if $overlay has $dir"
       cd $OVERLAY_DIRECTORY || fatal "Failed to change directory"