diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1bafae10..e1012471 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.threerings</groupId>
       <artifactId>narya</artifactId>
-      <version>1.5</version>
+      <version>1.8-SNAPSHOT</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/stage/data/StageOccupantInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/stage/data/StageOccupantInfo.java
index b50e8bcf..1e2af4ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/stage/data/StageOccupantInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/stage/data/StageOccupantInfo.java
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ public class StageOccupantInfo extends OccupantInfo
         super(body);
     }
 
-    /** Creates a blank instance for unserialization. */
-    public StageOccupantInfo ()
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * Should return true if the occupant in question is available to be
      * clustered with, false if they are "busy". This means that a user
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
index 34a9a93b..a7cddea9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/whirled/data/ScenePlace.java
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ public class ScenePlace extends Place
         return getSceneId(bobj.location);
     }
 
-    /** Used when unserializing. */
-    public ScenePlace ()
-    {
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a scene place with the supplied {@link SceneObject} oid and scene id.
      */