diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.cpp b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.cpp
index 01a65077066d..ec087c8657b0 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ inline bool isSynthesizedColumn(
     const std::string& name,
     const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<HiveColumnHandle>>&
         infoColumns) {
-  return name == kPath || name == kBucket || infoColumns.count(name) != 0;
+  return infoColumns.count(name) != 0;
 }
 
 inline bool isRowIndexColumn(
diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.h b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.h
index 3b5f25ad82ce..84a2dc67782d 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.h
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConnectorUtil.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ struct HiveConnectorSplit;
 using SubfieldFilters =
     std::unordered_map<common::Subfield, std::unique_ptr<common::Filter>>;
 
-constexpr const char* kPath = "$path";
-constexpr const char* kBucket = "$bucket";
-
 const std::string& getColumnName(const common::Subfield& subfield);
 
 void checkColumnNameLowerCase(const std::shared_ptr<const Type>& type);
diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/SplitReader.cpp b/velox/connectors/hive/SplitReader.cpp
index 0bea3cc30898..31b596467817 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/SplitReader.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/SplitReader.cpp
@@ -337,25 +337,6 @@ std::vector<TypePtr> SplitReader::adaptColumns(
     if (auto it = hiveSplit_->partitionKeys.find(fieldName);
         it != hiveSplit_->partitionKeys.end()) {
       setPartitionValue(childSpec, fieldName, it->second);
-    } else if (fieldName == kPath) {
-      auto constantVec = std::make_shared<ConstantVector<StringView>>(
-          connectorQueryCtx_->memoryPool(),
-          1,
-          false,
-          VARCHAR(),
-          StringView(hiveSplit_->filePath));
-      childSpec->setConstantValue(constantVec);
-    } else if (fieldName == kBucket) {
-      if (hiveSplit_->tableBucketNumber.has_value()) {
-        int32_t bucket = hiveSplit_->tableBucketNumber.value();
-        auto constantVec = std::make_shared<ConstantVector<int32_t>>(
-            connectorQueryCtx_->memoryPool(),
-            1,
-            false,
-            INTEGER(),
-            std::move(bucket));
-        childSpec->setConstantValue(constantVec);
-      }
     } else if (auto iter = hiveSplit_->infoColumns.find(fieldName);
                iter != hiveSplit_->infoColumns.end()) {
       auto infoColumnType =
diff --git a/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.cpp b/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.cpp
index c13688455918..fa2908c6f8b9 100644
--- a/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.cpp
@@ -119,20 +119,32 @@ Split makeSplit(
     const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::optional<std::string>>&
         partitionKeys,
     std::optional<int32_t> tableBucketNumber) {
-  return Split{std::make_shared<connector::hive::HiveConnectorSplit>(
+  return Split{makeConnectorSplit(filePath, partitionKeys, tableBucketNumber)};
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<connector::ConnectorSplit> makeConnectorSplit(
+    const std::string& filePath,
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::optional<std::string>>&
+        partitionKeys,
+    std::optional<int32_t> tableBucketNumber) {
+  std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> infoColumns = {
+      {"$path", filePath}};
+  if (tableBucketNumber.has_value()) {
+    infoColumns["$bucket"] = std::to_string(*tableBucketNumber);
+  }
+  return std::make_shared<connector::hive::HiveConnectorSplit>(
       kHiveConnectorId,
       filePath,
       dwio::common::FileFormat::DWRF,
       0,
       std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::max(),
       partitionKeys,
-      tableBucketNumber)};
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<connector::ConnectorSplit> makeConnectorSplit(
-    const std::string& filePath) {
-  return std::make_shared<connector::hive::HiveConnectorSplit>(
-      kHiveConnectorId, filePath, dwio::common::FileFormat::DWRF);
+      tableBucketNumber,
+      /*customSplitInfo=*/std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>{},
+      /*extraFileInfo=*/nullptr,
+      /*serdeParameters=*/std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>{},
+      /*splitWeight=*/0,
+      infoColumns);
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> makeNames(const std::string& prefix, size_t n) {
diff --git a/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.h b/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.h
index fc06df157721..00b0f5a9d656 100644
--- a/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.h
+++ b/velox/exec/fuzzer/FuzzerUtil.h
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ Split makeSplit(
 
 /// Create a connector split from an exsiting file.
 std::shared_ptr<connector::ConnectorSplit> makeConnectorSplit(
-    const std::string& filePath);
+    const std::string& filePath,
+    const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::optional<std::string>>&
+        partitionKeys = {},
+    std::optional<int32_t> tableBucketNumber = std::nullopt);
 
 /// Create column names with the pattern '${prefix}${i}'.
 std::vector<std::string> makeNames(const std::string& prefix, size_t n);
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/TableScanTest.cpp b/velox/exec/tests/TableScanTest.cpp
index 576e44cbdbcc..bbacb0def04d 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/TableScanTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/TableScanTest.cpp
@@ -2723,7 +2723,7 @@ TEST_F(TableScanTest, path) {
   auto assignments = allRegularColumns(rowType);
   assignments[kPath] = synthesizedColumn(kPath, VARCHAR());
 
-  auto pathValue = fmt::format("file:{}", filePath->getPath());
+  auto& pathValue = filePath->getPath();
   auto typeWithPath = ROW({kPath, "a"}, {VARCHAR(), BIGINT()});
   auto op = PlanBuilder()
                 .startTableScan()
diff --git a/velox/exec/tests/utils/HiveConnectorTestBase.h b/velox/exec/tests/utils/HiveConnectorTestBase.h
index aa6e5ac5beb9..74dd5223307b 100644
--- a/velox/exec/tests/utils/HiveConnectorTestBase.h
+++ b/velox/exec/tests/utils/HiveConnectorTestBase.h
@@ -225,8 +225,10 @@ class HiveConnectorTestBase : public OperatorTestBase {
 
 class HiveConnectorSplitBuilder {
  public:
-  HiveConnectorSplitBuilder(std::string filePath)
-      : filePath_{std::move(filePath)} {}
+  explicit HiveConnectorSplitBuilder(std::string filePath)
+      : filePath_{std::move(filePath)} {
+    infoColumns_["$path"] = filePath_;
+  }
 
   HiveConnectorSplitBuilder& start(uint64_t start) {
     start_ = start;
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ class HiveConnectorSplitBuilder {
 
   HiveConnectorSplitBuilder& tableBucketNumber(int32_t bucket) {
     tableBucketNumber_ = bucket;
+    infoColumns_["$bucket"] = std::to_string(bucket);
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ class HiveConnectorSplitBuilder {
     static const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> serdeParameters;
     return std::make_shared<connector::hive::HiveConnectorSplit>(
         connectorId_,
-        filePath_.find("/") == 0 ? "file:" + filePath_ : filePath_,
+        filePath_,
         fileFormat_,
         start_,
         length_,