diff --git a/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/BitUtil.java b/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/BitUtil.java
index ba7c6dffa2..c2a409713b 100644
--- a/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/BitUtil.java
+++ b/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/BitUtil.java
@@ -93,30 +93,6 @@ static MemoryAccess getMemoryAccess()
         return MEMORY_ACCESS;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the value of a static field.
-     *
-     * @param clazz from which to get the field value
-     * @param name the name of the field
-     * @return the value of the field.
-     * @throws PrivilegedActionException
-     */
-    static <T> T getStaticFieldValue(final Class<?> clazz, final String name) throws PrivilegedActionException
-    {
-        final PrivilegedExceptionAction<T> action = new PrivilegedExceptionAction<T>()
-        {
-            @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-            public T run() throws Exception
-            {
-                Field field = clazz.getDeclaredField(name);
-                field.setAccessible(true);
-                return (T) field.get(null);
-            }
-        };
-
-        return AccessController.doPrivileged(action);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Extracts a field from a class using reflection.
      *
diff --git a/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/DirectBuffer.java b/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/DirectBuffer.java
index cde59511ce..ba0a07223f 100644
--- a/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/DirectBuffer.java
+++ b/main/android/uk/co/real_logic/sbe/codec/java/DirectBuffer.java
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ public int getBytes(final int index, final DirectBuffer dst, final int offset, f
             else
             {
                 final long address = dst.effectiveDirectAddress + offset;
-                DirectBuffer.MEMORY_ACCESS.pokeByteArray(address, byteArray, this.offset + index, count);
+                MEMORY_ACCESS.pokeByteArray(address, byteArray, this.offset + index, count);
             }
         }
         else