diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index 5c0bb70b565..a2ae86d7408 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import 'vs/css!./media/fileactions';
 import * as nls from 'vs/nls';
 import { isWindows, isWeb } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
 import * as extpath from 'vs/base/common/extpath';
-import { extname, basename, posix, win32 } from 'vs/base/common/path';
+import { extname, basename } from 'vs/base/common/path';
 import * as resources from 'vs/base/common/resources';
 import { URI } from 'vs/base/common/uri';
 import { toErrorMessage } from 'vs/base/common/errorMessage';
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ import { asDomUri, triggerDownload } from 'vs/base/browser/dom';
 import { mnemonicButtonLabel } from 'vs/base/common/labels';
 import { IFilesConfigurationService } from 'vs/workbench/services/filesConfiguration/common/filesConfigurationService';
 import { IWorkingCopyService, IWorkingCopy } from 'vs/workbench/services/workingCopy/common/workingCopyService';
-import { ILabelService } from 'vs/platform/label/common/label';
 
 export const NEW_FILE_COMMAND_ID = 'explorer.newFile';
 export const NEW_FILE_LABEL = nls.localize('newFile', "New File");
@@ -855,7 +854,6 @@ async function openExplorerAndCreate(accessor: ServicesAccessor, isFolder: boole
 	const editorService = accessor.get(IEditorService);
 	const viewletService = accessor.get(IViewletService);
 	const notificationService = accessor.get(INotificationService);
-	const labelService = accessor.get(ILabelService);
 
 	await viewletService.openViewlet(VIEWLET_ID, true);
 
@@ -878,10 +876,7 @@ async function openExplorerAndCreate(accessor: ServicesAccessor, isFolder: boole
 	folder.addChild(newStat);
 
 	const onSuccess = (value: string): Promise<void> => {
-		const separator = labelService.getSeparator(folder.resource.scheme);
-		const resource = folder.resource.with({ path: separator === '/' ? posix.join(folder.resource.path, value) : win32.join(folder.resource.path, value) });
-		const createPromise = isFolder ? fileService.createFolder(resource) : textFileService.create(resource);
-
+		const createPromise = isFolder ? fileService.createFolder(resources.joinPath(folder.resource, value)) : textFileService.create(resources.joinPath(folder.resource, value));
 		return createPromise.then(created => {
 			refreshIfSeparator(value, explorerService);
 			return isFolder ? explorerService.select(created.resource, true)