diff --git a/src/js_realm.hpp b/src/js_realm.hpp
index 6d00359a..29d6b04d 100644
--- a/src/js_realm.hpp
+++ b/src/js_realm.hpp
@@ -111,31 +111,12 @@ private:
 };
 
 template<typename T>
-static RealmDelegate<T> *get_delegate(Realm *realm) {
+RealmDelegate<T> *get_delegate(Realm *realm) {
     return dynamic_cast<realm::js::RealmDelegate<T> *>(realm->m_binding_context.get());
 }
 
-static inline std::string default_path();
-static inline void set_default_path(std::string path);
-
-    
-std::string RJSValidatedObjectTypeForValue(SharedRealm &realm, JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value) {
-    if (JSValueIsObject(ctx, value) && JSObjectIsConstructor(ctx, (JSObjectRef)value)) {
-        JSObjectRef constructor = (JSObjectRef)value;
-
-        auto delegate = js::get_delegate<jsc::Types>(realm.get());
-        for (auto pair : delegate->m_constructors) {
-            if (pair.second == constructor) {
-                return pair.first;
-            }
-        }
-
-        throw std::runtime_error("Constructor was not registered in the schema for this Realm");
-    }
-
-    return RJSValidatedStringForValue(ctx, value, "objectType");
-}
-
+std::string default_path();
+void set_default_path(std::string path);
 
 template<typename T>
 class Realm : public BindingContext {
@@ -163,6 +144,24 @@ public:
         }
         return name;
     }
+    
+    // converts constructor object or type name to type name
+    static std::string validated_object_type_for_value(SharedRealm &realm, JSContextRef ctx, JSValueRef value) {
+        if (ValueIsObject(ctx, value) && ValueIsConstructor(ctx, value)) {
+            ObjectType constructor = ValueToObject(ctx, value);
+            
+            auto delegate = get_delegate<T>(realm.get());
+            for (auto pair : delegate->m_constructors) {
+                if (pair.second == constructor) {
+                    return pair.first;
+                }
+            }
+            throw std::runtime_error("Constructor was not registered in the schema for this Realm");
+        }
+        return RJSValidatedStringForValue(ctx, value, "objectType");
+    }
+    
+
 };
 
 template<typename T>
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ void Realm<T>::Objects(ContextType ctx, ObjectType thisObject, size_t argumentCo
         RJSValidateArgumentCount(argumentCount, 1);
 
         SharedRealm sharedRealm = *RJSGetInternal<SharedRealm *>(thisObject);
-        std::string className = RJSValidatedObjectTypeForValue(sharedRealm, ctx, arguments[0]);
+        std::string className = validated_object_type_for_value(sharedRealm, ctx, arguments[0]);
         returnObject = RJSResultsCreate(ctx, sharedRealm, className);
     }
     catch (std::exception &exp) {
@@ -185,7 +184,7 @@ void Realm<T>::Create(ContextType ctx, ObjectType thisObject, size_t argumentCou
         RJSValidateArgumentRange(argumentCount, 2, 3);
 
         SharedRealm sharedRealm = *RJSGetInternal<SharedRealm *>(thisObject);
-        std::string className = RJSValidatedObjectTypeForValue(sharedRealm, ctx, arguments[0]);
+        std::string className = validated_object_type_for_value(sharedRealm, ctx, arguments[0]);
         auto &schema = sharedRealm->config().schema;
         auto object_schema = schema->find(className);
 
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ void Realm<T>::Delete(ContextType ctx, ObjectType thisObject, size_t argumentCou
         }
 
         auto arg = RJSValidatedValueToObject(ctx, arguments[0]);
-        if (RJSValueIsObjectOfClass(ctx, arg, realm::js::results_class())) {
+        if (RJSValueIsObjectOfClass(ctx, arg, realm::js::object_class())) {
             Object *object = RJSGetInternal<Object *>(arg);
             realm::TableRef table = ObjectStore::table_for_object_type(realm->read_group(), object->get_object_schema().name);
             table->move_last_over(object->row().get_index());
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ void Realm<T>::Delete(ContextType ctx, ObjectType thisObject, size_t argumentCou
             Results *results = RJSGetInternal<Results *>(arg);
             results->clear();
         }
-        else if(RJSValueIsObjectOfClass(ctx, arg, list_class())) {
+        else if(RJSValueIsObjectOfClass(ctx, arg, realm::js::list_class())) {
             List *list = RJSGetInternal<List *>(arg);
             list->delete_all();
         }
diff --git a/src/jsc/js_compat.hpp b/src/jsc/js_compat.hpp
index c7453f19..0cd54352 100644
--- a/src/jsc/js_compat.hpp
+++ b/src/jsc/js_compat.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ static inline bool ValueIsBoolean(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value val
 static inline bool ValueIsNumber(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { return JSValueIsNumber(ctx, value); }
 static inline bool ValueIsString(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { return JSValueIsString(ctx, value); }
 static inline bool ValueIsObject(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { return JSValueIsObject(ctx, value); }
-
+static inline bool ValueIsConstructor(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { return ValueIsObject(ctx, value) && JSObjectIsConstructor(ctx, (JSObjectRef)value); }
+    
+static inline jsc::Types::Object ValueToObject(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { return (JSObjectRef)value; }
+    
 static inline void ValueProtect(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { JSValueProtect(ctx, value); }
 static inline void ValueUnprotect(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Value value) { JSValueUnprotect(ctx, value); }
 
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ static inline void GlobalContextProtect(jsc::Types::GlobalContext ctx) { JSGloba
 static inline void GlobalContextUnprotect(jsc::Types::GlobalContext ctx) { JSGlobalContextRelease(ctx); }
 
 template<class T>
-static jsc::Types::Object WrapObject(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::ObjectClass objectClass, T internal, jsc::Types::Object prototype = nullptr) {
+jsc::Types::Object WrapObject(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::ObjectClass objectClass, T internal, jsc::Types::Object prototype = nullptr) {
     JSObjectRef ref = JSObjectMake(ctx, objectClass, (void *)internal);
     if (prototype) {
         JSObjectSetPrototype(ctx, ref, prototype);
@@ -50,9 +53,9 @@ static jsc::Types::Object WrapObject(jsc::Types::Context ctx, jsc::Types::Object
     return ref;
 }
 
-static inline jsc::Types::ObjectClass realm_class();
-static inline jsc::Types::ObjectClass list_class();
-static inline jsc::Types::ObjectClass object_class();
-static inline jsc::Types::ObjectClass results_class();
+jsc::Types::ObjectClass realm_class();
+jsc::Types::ObjectClass list_class();
+jsc::Types::ObjectClass object_class();
+jsc::Types::ObjectClass results_class();
 
 }}
diff --git a/src/jsc/jsc_list.cpp b/src/jsc/jsc_list.cpp
index 1a7781f3..5f4f2802 100644
--- a/src/jsc/jsc_list.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/jsc_list.cpp
@@ -117,8 +117,4 @@ JSClassRef RJSListClass() {
     return s_listClass;
 }
 
-namespace realm {
-namespace js {
-JSClassRef list_class() { return RJSListClass(); };
-}
-}
+JSClassRef realm::js::list_class() { return RJSListClass(); };
diff --git a/src/jsc/jsc_realm.cpp b/src/jsc/jsc_realm.cpp
index 6e939381..258ffe51 100644
--- a/src/jsc/jsc_realm.cpp
+++ b/src/jsc/jsc_realm.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ static JSValueRef GetDefaultPath(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef object, JSStringR
 
 static bool SetDefaultPath(JSContextRef ctx, JSObjectRef object, JSStringRef propertyName, JSValueRef value, JSValueRef* jsException) {
     try {
-        realm::js::set_default_path(RJSValidatedStringForValue(ctx, value, "defaultPath"));
+        js::set_default_path(RJSValidatedStringForValue(ctx, value, "defaultPath"));
     }
     catch (std::exception &ex) {
         if (jsException) {