diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/client/AsStringFieldEditor.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/client/AsStringFieldEditor.java
index fe798a829..10dfd930c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/client/AsStringFieldEditor.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/client/AsStringFieldEditor.java
@@ -40,27 +40,27 @@ public class AsStringFieldEditor extends FieldEditor
         String text = _value.getText();
         if (_field.getType().equals(Integer.class) ||
             _field.getType().equals(Integer.TYPE)) {
-            return new Integer(text);
+            return Integer.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Short.class) ||
             _field.getType().equals(Short.TYPE)) {
-            return new Short(text);
+            return Short.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Byte.class) ||
             _field.getType().equals(Byte.TYPE)) {
-            return new Byte(text);
+            return Byte.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Long.class) ||
                    _field.getType().equals(Long.TYPE)) {
-            return new Long(text);
+            return Long.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Float.class) ||
                    _field.getType().equals(Float.TYPE)) {
-            return new Float(text);
+            return Float.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Double.class) ||
                    _field.getType().equals(Double.TYPE)) {
-            return new Double(text);
+            return Double.valueOf(text);
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(String.class)) {
             return text;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class AsStringFieldEditor extends FieldEditor
             return StringUtil.parseLongArray(_value.getText());
 
         } else if (_field.getType().equals(Boolean.TYPE)) {
-            return new Boolean(_value.getText().equalsIgnoreCase("true"));
+            return Boolean.valueOf(_value.getText());
 
         } else {
             log.warning("Unknown field type '" + _field.getName() + "': " +
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/web/gwt/ConfigField.java b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/web/gwt/ConfigField.java
index 69fd8aa6e..e5ab64294 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/web/gwt/ConfigField.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/threerings/admin/web/gwt/ConfigField.java
@@ -44,24 +44,16 @@ public class ConfigField
         public Object toValue (String text)
         {
             switch(this) {
-            case INTEGER:
-                return new Integer(text);
-            case SHORT:
-                return new Short(text);
-            case BYTE:
-                return new Byte(text);
-            case LONG:
-                return new Long(text);
-            case FLOAT:
-                return new Float(text);
-            case DOUBLE:
-                return new Double(text);
-            case BOOLEAN:
-                return new Boolean(text);
-            case STRING:
-                return text;
+            case INTEGER: return Integer.valueOf(text);
+            case SHORT: return Short.valueOf(text);
+            case BYTE: return Byte.valueOf(text);
+            case LONG: return Long.valueOf(text);
+            case FLOAT: return Float.valueOf(text);
+            case DOUBLE: return Double.valueOf(text);
+            case BOOLEAN: return Boolean.valueOf(text);
+            case STRING: return text;
+            default: return null;
             }
-            return null;
         }
     }