diff --git a/PHPCSUtils/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase.php b/PHPCSUtils/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase.php
index ebbabcdf..c70d032b 100644
--- a/PHPCSUtils/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase.php
+++ b/PHPCSUtils/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase.php
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ public static function usesPhp8NameTokens()
      * @since 1.0.0
      * @since 1.0.0-alpha4 Will throw an exception whether the delimiter comment or the target
      *                     token is not found.
+     * @since 1.0.0-alpha4 This method is now `static`, which allows for it to be used in "set up before class".
      *
      * @param string           $commentString The complete delimiter comment to look for as a string.
      *                                        This string should include the comment opener and closer.
@@ -340,7 +341,7 @@ public static function usesPhp8NameTokens()
      * @throws \PHPCSUtils\Exceptions\TestMarkerNotFound When the delimiter comment for the test was not found.
      * @throws \PHPCSUtils\Exceptions\TestTargetNotFound When the target token cannot be found.
      */
-    public function getTargetToken($commentString, $tokenType, $tokenContent = null)
+    public static function getTargetToken($commentString, $tokenType, $tokenContent = null)
     {
         $start   = (self::$phpcsFile->numTokens - 1);
         $comment = self::$phpcsFile->findPrevious(
diff --git a/Tests/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase/GetTargetTokenTest.php b/Tests/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase/GetTargetTokenTest.php
index fed4121c..162da8f5 100644
--- a/Tests/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase/GetTargetTokenTest.php
+++ b/Tests/TestUtils/UtilityMethodTestCase/GetTargetTokenTest.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public function testGetTargetToken($expected, $commentString, $tokenType, $token
         if (isset($tokenContent)) {
             $result = $this->getTargetToken($commentString, $tokenType, $tokenContent);
         } else {
-            $result = $this->getTargetToken($commentString, $tokenType);
+            $result = self::getTargetToken($commentString, $tokenType);
         }
 
         $this->assertSame($expected, $result);
@@ -147,6 +147,6 @@ public function testGetTargetTokenNotFoundException()
         $this->expectException('PHPCSUtils\Exceptions\TestTargetNotFound');
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Failed to find test target token for comment string: ');
 
-        $this->getTargetToken('/* testNotFindingTarget */', [\T_VARIABLE], '$a');
+        self::getTargetToken('/* testNotFindingTarget */', [\T_VARIABLE], '$a');
     }
 }