diff --git a/src/cli_util.rs b/src/cli_util.rs
index fb4bb71b7..85c482e75 100644
--- a/src/cli_util.rs
+++ b/src/cli_util.rs
@@ -507,25 +507,15 @@ impl WorkspaceCommandHelper {
         RepoPath::parse_fs_path(&self.cwd, self.workspace_root(), input)
     }
 
-    pub fn repo_paths_from_values(&self, values: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<RepoPath>, CommandError> {
-        if !values.is_empty() {
-            // TODO: Add support for globs and other formats
-            let mut paths = vec![];
-            for value in values {
-                let repo_path = self.parse_file_path(value)?;
-                paths.push(repo_path);
-            }
-            Ok(paths)
-        } else {
-            Ok(vec![])
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn matcher_from_values(&self, values: &[String]) -> Result<Box<dyn Matcher>, CommandError> {
-        let paths = self.repo_paths_from_values(values)?;
-        if paths.is_empty() {
+        if values.is_empty() {
             Ok(Box::new(EverythingMatcher))
         } else {
+            // TODO: Add support for globs and other formats
+            let paths = values
+                .iter()
+                .map(|v| self.parse_file_path(v))
+                .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
             Ok(Box::new(PrefixMatcher::new(&paths)))
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/commands.rs b/src/commands.rs
index d1a5ce17c..b9ec87704 100644
--- a/src/commands.rs
+++ b/src/commands.rs
@@ -3890,8 +3890,16 @@ fn cmd_sparse(ui: &mut Ui, command: &CommandHelper, args: &SparseArgs) -> Result
         }
     } else {
         let mut workspace_command = command.workspace_helper(ui)?;
-        let paths_to_add = workspace_command.repo_paths_from_values(&args.add)?;
-        let paths_to_remove = workspace_command.repo_paths_from_values(&args.remove)?;
+        let paths_to_add = args
+            .add
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| workspace_command.parse_file_path(v))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
+        let paths_to_remove = args
+            .remove
+            .iter()
+            .map(|v| workspace_command.parse_file_path(v))
+            .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
         let (mut locked_wc, _wc_commit) = workspace_command.start_working_copy_mutation()?;
         let mut new_patterns = HashSet::new();
         if args.reset {