diff --git a/src/ansys/fluent/core/utils/file_transfer_service.py b/src/ansys/fluent/core/utils/file_transfer_service.py
index 5a83a5b427c..2ecc3890cb0 100644
--- a/src/ansys/fluent/core/utils/file_transfer_service.py
+++ b/src/ansys/fluent/core/utils/file_transfer_service.py
@@ -111,24 +111,15 @@ def _get_files(
     if isinstance(file_name, (str, pathlib.PurePath)):
         file_name = pathlib.Path(file_name)
         file_path_check = os.path.join(path, file_name.name)
-        files = (
-            [file_path_check]
-            if (
-                os.path.isfile(file_path_check)
-                and os.path.samefile(file_path_check, file_name)
-            )
-            else [file_name]
-        )
+        files = [file_path_check] if os.path.isfile(file_path_check) else [file_name]
     elif isinstance(file_name, list):
         files = []
         for file in file_name:
             file_path_check = os.path.join(path, os.path.basename(file))
-            if os.path.isfile(file_path_check) and os.path.samefile(
-                file_path_check, file
-            ):
-                files.append(str(file_path_check))
+            if os.path.isfile(file_path_check):
+                files.append(file_path_check)
             else:
-                files.append(str(file))
+                files.append(file)
     return files