diff --git a/ModuleManager/MMPatchLoader.cs b/ModuleManager/MMPatchLoader.cs
index 0c00bf64..1ff5bc52 100644
--- a/ModuleManager/MMPatchLoader.cs
+++ b/ModuleManager/MMPatchLoader.cs
@@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ private void CheckNeeds(IEnumerable<string> mods, IPatchProgress progress)
             }
         }
 
-        private void CheckNeeds(NodeStack stack, PatchContext context, IEnumerable<string> mods)
+        private static void CheckNeeds(NodeStack stack, PatchContext context, IEnumerable<string> mods)
         {
             bool needsCopy = false;
             ConfigNode original = stack.value;
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ private void CheckNeeds(NodeStack stack, PatchContext context, IEnumerable<strin
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns true if needs are satisfied.
         /// </summary>
-        private bool CheckNeeds(ref string name, IEnumerable<string> mods)
+        private static bool CheckNeeds(ref string name, IEnumerable<string> mods)
         {
             if (name == null)
                 return true;