diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
index 2a60e94ed..628cae023 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/__init__.py
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ def trusted_network(d, url):
     if bb.utils.to_boolean(d.getVar("BB_NO_NETWORK")):
         return True
 
-    pkgname = d.expand(d.getVar('PN', False))
+    pkgname = d.getVar('PN')
     trusted_hosts = None
     if pkgname:
         trusted_hosts = d.getVarFlag('BB_ALLOWED_NETWORKS', pkgname, False)
@@ -1782,7 +1782,7 @@ class Fetch(object):
             self.ud[url] = FetchData(url, self.d)
 
         self.ud[url].setup_localpath(self.d)
-        return self.d.expand(self.ud[url].localpath)
+        return self.ud[url].localpath
 
     def localpaths(self):
         """
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/az.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/az.py
index 3ccc594c2..346124a8b 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/az.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/az.py
@@ -66,11 +66,12 @@ class Az(Wget):
         else:
             azuri = '%s%s%s' % ('https://', ud.host, ud.path)
 
+        dldir = d.getVar("DL_DIR")
         if os.path.exists(ud.localpath):
             # file exists, but we didnt complete it.. trying again.
-            fetchcmd += d.expand(" -c -P ${DL_DIR} '%s'" % azuri)
+            fetchcmd += " -c -P %s '%s'" % (dldir, azuri)
         else:
-            fetchcmd += d.expand(" -P ${DL_DIR} '%s'" % azuri)
+            fetchcmd += " -P %s '%s'" % (dldir, azuri)
 
         try:
             self._runwget(ud, d, fetchcmd, False)
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/gcp.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/gcp.py
index 2ee9ed219..268267b7a 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/gcp.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/gcp.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class GCP(FetchMethod):
         else:
             ud.basename = os.path.basename(ud.path)
 
-        ud.localfile = d.expand(urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename))
+        ud.localfile = urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename)
 
     def get_gcp_client(self):
         from google.cloud import storage
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
index ac76d64cd..c09f05044 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/npm.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class Npm(FetchMethod):
         # Using the 'downloadfilename' parameter as local filename
         # or the npm package name.
         if "downloadfilename" in ud.parm:
-            ud.localfile = npm_localfile(d.expand(ud.parm["downloadfilename"]))
+            ud.localfile = npm_localfile(ud.parm["downloadfilename"])
         else:
             ud.localfile = npm_localfile(ud.package, ud.version)
 
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/s3.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/s3.py
index 6b8ffd535..fa5292dfd 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/s3.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/s3.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class S3(FetchMethod):
         else:
             ud.basename = os.path.basename(ud.path)
 
-        ud.localfile = d.expand(urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename))
+        ud.localfile = urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename)
 
         ud.basecmd = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_s3") or "/usr/bin/env aws s3"
 
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/sftp.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/sftp.py
index 7884cce94..45b6afb4a 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/sftp.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/sftp.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class SFTP(FetchMethod):
         else:
             ud.basename = os.path.basename(ud.path)
 
-        ud.localfile = d.expand(urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename))
+        ud.localfile = urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename)
 
     def download(self, ud, d):
         """Fetch urls"""
diff --git a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
index 198426065..7066d5e2c 100644
--- a/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
+++ b/lib/bb/fetch2/wget.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class Wget(FetchMethod):
         else:
             ud.basename = os.path.basename(ud.path)
 
-        ud.localfile = d.expand(urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename))
+        ud.localfile = urllib.parse.unquote(ud.basename)
         if not ud.localfile:
-            ud.localfile = d.expand(urllib.parse.unquote(ud.host + ud.path).replace("/", "."))
+            ud.localfile = urllib.parse.unquote(ud.host + ud.path).replace("/", ".")
 
         self.basecmd = d.getVar("FETCHCMD_wget") or "/usr/bin/env wget -t 2 -T 100"