diff --git a/core/concepts/serializers.py b/core/concepts/serializers.py
index 2b7828302..307532ddd 100644
--- a/core/concepts/serializers.py
+++ b/core/concepts/serializers.py
@@ -59,14 +59,13 @@ class Meta:
             'uuid', 'external_id', 'type', 'locale', 'locale_preferred'
         )
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def create(attrs, instance=None):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
+    def create(self, validated_data, instance=None):  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         concept_desc = instance if instance else LocalizedText()
-        concept_desc.name = attrs.get('name', concept_desc.name)
-        concept_desc.locale = attrs.get('locale', concept_desc.locale)
-        concept_desc.locale_preferred = attrs.get('locale_preferred', concept_desc.locale_preferred)
-        concept_desc.type = attrs.get('type', concept_desc.type)
-        concept_desc.external_id = attrs.get('external_id', concept_desc.external_id)
+        concept_desc.name = validated_data.get('name', concept_desc.name)
+        concept_desc.locale = validated_data.get('locale', concept_desc.locale)
+        concept_desc.locale_preferred = validated_data.get('locale_preferred', concept_desc.locale_preferred)
+        concept_desc.type = validated_data.get('type', concept_desc.type)
+        concept_desc.external_id = validated_data.get('external_id', concept_desc.external_id)
         concept_desc.save()
         return concept_desc
 
diff --git a/core/concepts/views.py b/core/concepts/views.py
index 17a413dd3..9a806e5a0 100644
--- a/core/concepts/views.py
+++ b/core/concepts/views.py
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ def get_object(self, queryset=None):
 
 
 class ConceptCollectionMembershipView(ConceptBaseView, ListWithHeadersMixin):
-    @staticmethod
-    def get_serializer_class():
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
         from core.collections.serializers import CollectionVersionListSerializer
         return CollectionVersionListSerializer