diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/analyzer_base.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/analyzer_base.rb
index 764b3f18..3e23c377 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/analyzer_base.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/analyzer_base.rb
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ def process_file(path)
         def file_list
           @_file_list ||= ::CC::Engine::Analyzers::FileList.new(
             engine_config: engine_config,
-            default_paths: self.class::DEFAULT_PATHS,
-            language: self.class::LANGUAGE
+            patterns: self.class::PATTERNS,
           )
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config.rb
index 17d01bac..767e6db0 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config.rb
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ def mass_threshold_for(language)
           end
         end
 
-        def paths_for(language)
-          fetch_language(language).fetch("paths", nil)
-        end
-
         private
 
         attr_reader :config
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list.rb
index 1e0b873b..9e23b628 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list.rb
@@ -4,63 +4,46 @@ module CC
   module Engine
     module Analyzers
       class FileList
-        def initialize(engine_config:, default_paths:, language:)
+        def initialize(engine_config:, patterns:)
           @engine_config = engine_config
-          @default_paths = default_paths
-          @language = language
+          @patterns = patterns
         end
 
         def files
-          Array(matching_files) & Array(included_files)
-        end
-
-        private
-
-        attr_reader :engine_config, :default_paths, :language
-
-        def matching_files
-          paths.map do |glob|
-            Dir.glob("./#{glob}").reject do |path|
-              File.directory?(path)
+          engine_config.include_paths.flat_map do |path|
+            if path.end_with?("/")
+              expand(path)
+            elsif matches?(path)
+              [path]
+            else
+              []
             end
-          end.flatten
+          end
         end
 
-        def paths
-          engine_paths || default_paths
-        end
+        private
 
-        def engine_paths
-          @engine_config.paths_for(language)
-        end
+        attr_reader :engine_config, :patterns
 
-        def included_files
-          include_paths.
-            map { |path| make_relative(path) }.
-            map { |path| collect_files(path) }.flatten.compact
-        end
+        def expand(path)
+          globs = patterns.map { |p| File.join(relativize(path), p) }
 
-        def collect_files(path)
-          if File.directory?(path)
-            Dir.entries(path).map do |new_path|
-              next if [".", ".."].include?(new_path)
-              collect_files File.join(path, new_path)
-            end
-          else
-            path
-          end
+          Dir.glob(globs)
         end
 
-        def make_relative(path)
-          if path.match(%r(^\./))
-            path
-          else
-            "./#{path}"
+        def matches?(path)
+          patterns.any? do |p|
+            File.fnmatch?(
+              relativize(p),
+              relativize(path),
+              File::FNM_PATHNAME | File::FNM_EXTGLOB
+            )
           end
         end
 
-        def include_paths
-          engine_config.include_paths
+        # Ensure all paths (and patterns) are ./-prefixed
+        def relativize(path)
+          "./#{path.sub(%r{^\./}, "")}"
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/javascript/main.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/javascript/main.rb
index 62be586d..52f254fc 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/javascript/main.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/javascript/main.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Engine
     module Analyzers
       module Javascript
         class Main < CC::Engine::Analyzers::Base
-          DEFAULT_PATHS = [
+          PATTERNS = [
             "**/*.js",
             "**/*.jsx"
           ]
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/php/main.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/php/main.rb
index e5bbf3f2..ad2ab8fc 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/php/main.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/php/main.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Analyzers
       module Php
         class Main < CC::Engine::Analyzers::Base
           LANGUAGE = "php"
-          DEFAULT_PATHS = [
+          PATTERNS = [
             "**/*.php",
             "**/*.inc",
             "**/*.module"
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/python/main.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/python/main.rb
index 956c8ab6..320ee686 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/python/main.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/python/main.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Analyzers
       module Python
         class Main < CC::Engine::Analyzers::Base
           LANGUAGE = "python"
-          DEFAULT_PATHS = ["**/*.py"]
+          PATTERNS = ["**/*.py"]
           DEFAULT_MASS_THRESHOLD = 32
           POINTS_PER_OVERAGE = 50_000
 
diff --git a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/ruby/main.rb b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/ruby/main.rb
index 36ec8aee..cded642a 100644
--- a/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/ruby/main.rb
+++ b/lib/cc/engine/analyzers/ruby/main.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Analyzers
       module Ruby
         class Main < CC::Engine::Analyzers::Base
           LANGUAGE = "ruby"
-          DEFAULT_PATHS = [
+          PATTERNS = [
             "**/*.rb",
             "**/*.rake",
             "**/Rakefile",
diff --git a/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config_spec.rb b/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config_spec.rb
index 2cf7eed3..8f7acdd8 100644
--- a/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/engine_config_spec.rb
@@ -47,34 +47,6 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "#paths_for" do
-    it "returns paths values for given language" do
-      engine_config = CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
-        "config" => {
-          "languages" => {
-            "EliXiR" => {
-              "paths" => ["/", "/etc"],
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      })
-
-      expect(engine_config.paths_for("elixir")).to eq(["/", "/etc"])
-    end
-
-    it "returns nil if language is an empty key" do
-      engine_config = CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
-        "config" => {
-          "languages" => {
-            "EliXiR" => ""
-          }
-        }
-      })
-
-      expect(engine_config.paths_for("elixir")).to be_nil
-    end
-  end
-
   describe "mass_threshold_for" do
     it "returns configured mass threshold as integer" do
       engine_config = CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
@@ -103,7 +75,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  describe "exlude_paths" do
+  describe "include_paths" do
     it "returns given include paths" do
       engine_config = CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
         "include_paths" => ["/tmp"]
diff --git a/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list_spec.rb b/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list_spec.rb
index 6e0be03c..781ec6c3 100644
--- a/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cc/engine/analyzers/file_list_spec.rb
@@ -21,65 +21,26 @@
   end
 
   describe "#files" do
-    it "returns files from default_paths when language is missing paths" do
+    it "expands patterns for directory includes" do
       file_list = ::CC::Engine::Analyzers::FileList.new(
-        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({}),
-        default_paths: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"],
-        language: "javascript",
+        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new(
+          "include_paths" => ["./"],
+        ),
+        patterns: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"],
       )
 
       expect(file_list.files).to eq(["./foo.js", "./foo.jsx"])
     end
 
-    it "returns files from engine config defined paths when present" do
+    it "filters file includes by patterns" do
       file_list = ::CC::Engine::Analyzers::FileList.new(
-        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
-          "config" => {
-            "languages" => {
-              "elixir" => {
-                "paths" => ["**/*.ex"]
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        }),
-        default_paths: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"],
-        language: "elixir",
+        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new(
+          "include_paths" => ["./foo.ex", "./foo.js"],
+        ),
+        patterns: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"],
       )
 
-      expect(file_list.files).to eq(["./foo.ex"])
-    end
-
-    it "returns files from default_paths when languages is an array" do
-      file_list = ::CC::Engine::Analyzers::FileList.new(
-        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
-          "config" => {
-            "languages" => [
-              "elixir"
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-        default_paths: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx"],
-        language: "javascript",
-      )
-
-      expect(file_list.files).to eq(["./foo.js", "./foo.jsx"])
-    end
-
-    it "excludes files not in include_paths" do
-      file_list = ::CC::Engine::Analyzers::FileList.new(
-        engine_config: CC::Engine::Analyzers::EngineConfig.new({
-          "include_paths" => ["foo.jsx", "nested"],
-          "config" => {
-            "languages" => [
-              "elixir"
-            ],
-          },
-        }),
-        default_paths: ["**/*.js", "**/*.jsx", "**/*.hs"],
-        language: "javascript",
-      )
-
-      expect(file_list.files).to eq(["./foo.jsx", "./nested/nest.hs"])
+      expect(file_list.files).to eq(["./foo.js"])
     end
   end
 end