diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/card/client/CardPanel.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/card/client/CardPanel.java
index a205d697..3c3a24a3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/card/client/CardPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/card/client/CardPanel.java
@@ -1088,8 +1088,7 @@ public abstract class CardPanel extends VirtualMediaPanel
 
     /** Observers of hand card selection/deselection. */
     protected ObserverList<CardSelectionObserver> _handSelectionObservers =
-        new ObserverList<CardSelectionObserver>(
-                ObserverList.FAST_UNSAFE_NOTIFY);
+        ObserverList.newFastUnsafe();
 
     /** The location of the center of the hand's upper edge. */
     protected Point _handLocation = new Point();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/client/TableDirector.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/client/TableDirector.java
index 22ba36e6..31337252 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/client/TableDirector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/parlor/client/TableDirector.java
@@ -369,6 +369,5 @@ public class TableDirector extends BasicDirector
     protected Table _ourTable;
 
     /** An array of entities that want to hear about when we stand up or sit down. */
-    protected ObserverList<SeatednessObserver> _seatedObservers =
-        new ObserverList<SeatednessObserver>(ObserverList.FAST_UNSAFE_NOTIFY);
+    protected ObserverList<SeatednessObserver> _seatedObservers = ObserverList.newFastUnsafe();
 }