diff --git a/src/fixed.jl b/src/fixed.jl
index 1cb8d777..f1f6f713 100644
--- a/src/fixed.jl
+++ b/src/fixed.jl
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ struct Fixed{T <: Signed,f} <: FixedPoint{T,  f}
 
     # constructor for manipulating the representation;
     # selected by passing an extra dummy argument
-    (::Type{Fixed{T, f}})(i::Integer, _) where {T,f} = new{T, f}(i % T)
-    (::Type{Fixed{T, f}})(x) where {T,f} = convert(Fixed{T,f}, x)
+    Fixed{T, f}(i::Integer, _) where {T,f} = new{T, f}(i % T)
+    Fixed{T, f}(x) where {T,f} = convert(Fixed{T,f}, x)
 end
 
 reinterpret(::Type{Fixed{T,f}}, x::T) where {T <: Signed,f} = Fixed{T,f}(x, 0)
diff --git a/src/normed.jl b/src/normed.jl
index c97c8060..99287230 100644
--- a/src/normed.jl
+++ b/src/normed.jl
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 struct Normed{T<:Unsigned,f} <: FixedPoint{T,f}
     i::T
 
-    (::Type{Normed{T, f}})(i::Integer,_) where {T,f} = new{T, f}(i%T)   # for setting by raw representation
-    (::Type{Normed{T, f}})(x) where {T,f} = convert(Normed{T,f}, x)
+    Normed{T, f}(i::Integer,_) where {T,f} = new{T, f}(i%T)   # for setting by raw representation
+    Normed{T, f}(x) where {T,f} = convert(Normed{T,f}, x)
 end
 
 typechar(::Type{X}) where {X <: Normed} = 'N'