diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
index f9d4de9..1f524a9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/data/Application.java
@@ -926,8 +926,8 @@ public class Application
     /** Replaces the application directory and version in any argument. */
     protected String processArg (String arg)
     {
-        arg = StringUtil.replace(arg, "%APPDIR%", _appdir.getAbsolutePath());
-        arg = StringUtil.replace(arg, "%VERSION%", String.valueOf(_version));
+        arg = arg.replace("%APPDIR%", _appdir.getAbsolutePath());
+        arg = arg.replace("%VERSION%", String.valueOf(_version));
         return arg;
     }
 
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@ public class Application
     protected URL createVAppBase (long version)
         throws MalformedURLException
     {
-        return new URL(StringUtil.replace(_appbase, "%VERSION%", "" + version));
+        return new URL(_appbase.replace("%VERSION%", "" + version));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
index 10a382b..69bec4f 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/getdown/launcher/Getdown.java
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ public abstract class Getdown extends Thread
         try {
             // First try for a localized image.
             String localeStr = Locale.getDefault().getLanguage();
-            imgpath = _app.getLocalPath(StringUtil.replace(path, ".", "_" + localeStr + "."));
+            imgpath = _app.getLocalPath(path.replace(".", "_" + localeStr + "."));
             return ImageIO.read(imgpath);
         } catch (IOException ioe) {
             // No biggie, we'll try the generic one.