diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.cpp b/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.cpp
index e0e8708010e..993467e66fc 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.cpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/OMRValuePropagation.cpp
@@ -7923,7 +7923,7 @@ void OMR::ValuePropagation::doDelayedTransformations()
       bool recognizedStatic = false;
 
       if ((origFirst->getOpCodeValue() == TR::aload) &&
-          origFirst->getSymbol()->isStatic())
+          origFirst->getSymbol()->isStaticField())
          {
          int32_t staticNameLen = -1;
          char *staticName = NULL;
diff --git a/compiler/optimizer/VPHandlers.cpp b/compiler/optimizer/VPHandlers.cpp
index 874715fb5e8..a7bf1b80857 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizer/VPHandlers.cpp
+++ b/compiler/optimizer/VPHandlers.cpp
@@ -2617,7 +2617,7 @@ TR::Node *constrainIaload(OMR::ValuePropagation *vp, TR::Node *node)
                      int32_t fieldNameLen = -1;
                      char *fieldName = NULL;
                      if (underlyingArray && underlyingArray->getOpCode().hasSymbolReference() &&
-                         (underlyingArray->getSymbolReference()->getSymbol()->isStatic() ||
+                         (underlyingArray->getSymbolReference()->getSymbol()->isStaticField() ||
                            underlyingArray->getSymbolReference()->getSymbol()->isShadow()))
                         {
                         if (underlyingArray->getSymbolReference()->getSymbol()->isShadow())