diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/GenUtil.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/GenUtil.java
index 2fe5e90e..c179b1c9 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/util/GenUtil.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/util/GenUtil.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class GenUtil
             } else {
                 Package pkg = clazz.getPackage();
                 int offset = (pkg == null) ? 0 : pkg.getName().length()+1;
-                return clazz.getName().substring(offset).replace("$", ".");
+                return clazz.getName().substring(offset).replace('$', '.');
             }
 
         } else if (type instanceof ParameterizedType) {
diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
index e92348a2..ba5ab566 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/velocity/Application.java
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public class Application
             path = path.substring(0, ldidx);
         }
         // convert slashes to dots
-        path = path.replace("/", ".");
+        path = path.replace('/', '.');
         // prepend the base logic package and we're all set
         return _logicPkg + path;
     }