diff --git a/ca/identity/identity.go b/ca/identity/identity.go
index 0f022dd7..14a22eb9 100644
--- a/ca/identity/identity.go
+++ b/ca/identity/identity.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/smallstep/certificates/api"
-	"go.step.sm/cli-utils/config"
+	"go.step.sm/cli-utils/step"
 	"go.step.sm/crypto/pemutil"
 )
 
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ const TunnelTLS Type = "tTLS"
 const DefaultLeeway = 1 * time.Minute
 
 // IdentityFile contains the location of the identity file.
-var IdentityFile = filepath.Join(config.StepPath(), "config", "identity.json")
+var IdentityFile = filepath.Join(step.Path(), "config", "identity.json")
 
 // DefaultsFile contains the location of the defaults file.
-var DefaultsFile = filepath.Join(config.StepPath(), "config", "defaults.json")
+var DefaultsFile = filepath.Join(step.Path(), "config", "defaults.json")
 
 // Identity represents the identity file that can be used to authenticate with
 // the CA.
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ func LoadDefaultIdentity() (*Identity, error) {
 // configDir and identityDir are used in WriteDefaultIdentity for testing
 // purposes.
 var (
-	configDir   = filepath.Join(config.StepPath(), "config")
-	identityDir = filepath.Join(config.StepPath(), "identity")
+	configDir   = filepath.Join(step.Path(), "config")
+	identityDir = filepath.Join(step.Path(), "identity")
 )
 
 // WriteDefaultIdentity writes the given certificates and key and the
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5f234b7a..3b7c0f3a 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/square/go-jose.v2 v2.6.0
 )
 
-// replace github.com/smallstep/nosql => ../nosql
-// replace go.step.sm/crypto => ../crypto
-// replace go.step.sm/cli-utils => ../cli-utils
-// replace go.step.sm/linkedca => ../linkedca
+//replace github.com/smallstep/nosql => ../nosql
+
+//replace go.step.sm/crypto => ../crypto
+
+replace go.step.sm/cli-utils => ../cli-utils
+
+replace go.mozilla.org/pkcs7 v0.0.0-20200128120323-432b2356ecb1 => github.com/omorsi/pkcs7 v0.0.0-20210217142924-a7b80a2a8568
diff --git a/templates/templates.go b/templates/templates.go
index 09416b68..4fb831d4 100644
--- a/templates/templates.go
+++ b/templates/templates.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/sprig/v3"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"go.step.sm/cli-utils/config"
 	"go.step.sm/cli-utils/fileutil"
+	"go.step.sm/cli-utils/step"
 )
 
 // TemplateType defines how a template will be written in disk.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (t *Template) Validate() error {
 
 	if t.TemplatePath != "" {
 		// Check for file
-		st, err := os.Stat(config.StepAbs(t.TemplatePath))
+		st, err := os.Stat(step.Abs(t.TemplatePath))
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading %s", t.TemplatePath)
 		}
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (t *Template) Load() error {
 	if t.Template == nil && t.Type != Directory {
 		switch {
 		case t.TemplatePath != "":
-			filename := config.StepAbs(t.TemplatePath)
+			filename := step.Abs(t.TemplatePath)
 			b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filename)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error reading %s", filename)
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ type Output struct {
 
 // Write writes the Output to the filesystem as a directory, file or snippet.
 func (o *Output) Write() error {
-	path := config.StepAbs(o.Path)
+	path := step.Abs(o.Path)
 	if o.Type == Directory {
 		return mkdir(path, 0700)
 	}