diff --git a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
index 399967b..25fb1e0 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/core_global.clj
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     (color 1 1 1 1)"
   [& args]
   `~(if (keyword? (first args))
-      `(Color. ^Color (u/static-field-upper :graphics :Color ~(first args)))
+      `(Color. ^Color (u/static-upper :graphics :Color ~(first args)))
       `(Color. ~@args)))
 
 ; interop
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     (key-code :a)
     (key-code :page-down)"
   [k]
-  `~(u/static-upper "Input$Keys" k))
+  `(u/static-upper "Input$Keys" ~k))
 
 (defmacro is-pressed?
   "Returns a boolean indicating if the key cooresponding to `k` is being pressed
diff --git a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
index c1090db..9d9614c 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/g2d.clj
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     (play-mode :normal)
     (play-mode :reversed)"
   [key]
-  `(u/static-field-upper :graphics :g2d :Animation ~key))
+  `(u/static-upper :graphics :g2d :Animation ~key))
 
 (defn animation*
   "The function version of `animation`"
diff --git a/src/play_clj/ui.clj b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
index e0a9d58..b96a300 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/ui.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/ui.clj
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ based on the file at `path`
 
     (align :center)"
   [k]
-  `(u/static-field-lower :scenes :scene2d :utils :Align ~k))
+  `(u/static-lower :scenes :scene2d :utils :Align ~k))
 
 (defn cell!
   "Calls a single method on a [Cell](https://github.com/libgdx/libgdx/blob/master/gdx/src/com/esotericsoftware/tablelayout/Cell.java)
diff --git a/src/play_clj/utils.clj b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
index c47ebf3..9f5941b 100644
--- a/src/play_clj/utils.clj
+++ b/src/play_clj/utils.clj
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pascal case"
     (scaling :stretch-x)
     (scaling :stretch-y)"
   [k]
-  `(static-field-lower :utils :Scaling ~k))
+  `(static-lower :utils :Scaling ~k))
 
 ; java interop