diff --git a/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php b/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
index 4a135574a..b93a468f0 100644
--- a/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
+++ b/admin/code/LeftAndMain.php
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ class LeftAndMain extends Controller implements PermissionProvider {
 	 * Return the CMS's HTML-editor toolbar
 	 */
 	public function EditorToolbar() {
-		return Object::create('HtmlEditorField_Toolbar', $this, "EditorToolbar");
+		return HtmlEditorField_Toolbar::create($this, "EditorToolbar");
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ class LeftAndMain extends Controller implements PermissionProvider {
 			'BatchActionsForm',
 			new FieldList(
 				new HiddenField('csvIDs'),
-				Object::create('DropdownField',
+				DropdownField::create(
 					'Action',
 					false,
 					$actionsMap
diff --git a/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php b/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
index 131f4e192..202185caf 100644
--- a/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
+++ b/admin/code/ModelAdmin.php
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 		$list = $this->getList();
 		$exportButton = new GridFieldExportButton();
 		$exportButton->setExportColumns($this->getExportFields());
-		$listField = Object::create('GridField',
+		$listField = GridField::create(
 			$this->modelClass,
 			false,
 			$list,
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ abstract class ModelAdmin extends LeftAndMain {
 		$form = new Form($this, "SearchForm",
 			$context->getSearchFields(),
 			new FieldList(
-				Object::create('ResetFormAction','clearsearch', _t('ModelAdmin.CLEAR_SEARCH','Clear Search'))
+				ResetFormAction::create('clearsearch', _t('ModelAdmin.CLEAR_SEARCH','Clear Search'))
 					->setUseButtonTag(true)->addExtraClass('ss-ui-action-minor'),
-				Object::create('FormAction', 'search', _t('MemberTableField.SEARCH', 'Search'))
+				FormAction::create('search', _t('MemberTableField.SEARCH', 'Search'))
 				->setUseButtonTag(true)
 			),
 			new RequiredFields()
diff --git a/admin/code/SecurityAdmin.php b/admin/code/SecurityAdmin.php
index 556c761f1..97bc5dfcb 100755
--- a/admin/code/SecurityAdmin.php
+++ b/admin/code/SecurityAdmin.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class SecurityAdmin extends LeftAndMain implements PermissionProvider {
 		$record = $this->getRecord($id);
 		if($record && !$record->canView()) return Security::permissionFailure($this);
 		
-		$memberList = Object::create('GridField',
+		$memberList = GridField::create(
 			'Members',
 			false,
 			DataList::create('Member'),
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ class SecurityAdmin extends LeftAndMain implements PermissionProvider {
 		)->addExtraClass("members_grid");
 		$memberListConfig->getComponentByType('GridFieldDetailForm')->setValidator(new Member_Validator());
 
-		$groupList = Object::create('GridField',
-			'Groups',
+		$groupList = GridField::create(			'Groups',
 			false,
 			DataList::create('Group'),
 			GridFieldConfig_RecordEditor::create()
@@ -104,8 +103,7 @@ class SecurityAdmin extends LeftAndMain implements PermissionProvider {
 		
 		// Add roles editing interface
 		if(Permission::check('APPLY_ROLES')) {
-			$rolesField = Object::create('GridField',
-				'Roles',
+			$rolesField = GridField::create(				'Roles',
 				false,
 				DataList::create('PermissionRole'),
 				GridFieldConfig_RecordEditor::create()
diff --git a/core/Convert.php b/core/Convert.php
index f4a8d9635..98abea47f 100644
--- a/core/Convert.php
+++ b/core/Convert.php
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Convert {
 	 * @return string
 	 */
 	public static function raw2url($title) {
-		$f = Object::create('URLSegmentFilter');
+		$f = URLSegmentFilter::create();
 		return $f->filter($title);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/Object.php b/core/Object.php
index 145e36222..4051da256 100755
--- a/core/Object.php
+++ b/core/Object.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ abstract class Object {
 	 * or calling on Object and passing the class name as the first parameter. The following
 	 * are equivalent:
 	 *    $list = DataList::create('SiteTree');
-	 *    $list = Object::create('DataList', 'SiteTree');
+	 *    $list = DataList::create('SiteTree');
 	 *
 	 * @param string $class the class name
 	 * @param mixed $arguments,... arguments to pass to the constructor
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ abstract class Object {
 	 * are respected.
 	 * 
 	 * `Object::create_from_string("Versioned('Stage','Live')")` will return the result of
-	 * `Object::create('Versioned', 'Stage', 'Live);`
+	 * `Versioned::create('Stage', 'Live);`
 	 * 
 	 * It is designed for simple, clonable objects.  The first time this method is called for a given
 	 * string it is cached, and clones of that object are returned.
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ abstract class Object {
 	 * impossible to pass null as the firstArg argument.
 	 * 
 	 * `Object::create_from_string("Varchar(50)", "MyField")` will return the result of
-	 * `Object::create('Vachar', 'MyField', '50');`
+	 * `Vachar::create('MyField', '50');`
 	 * 
 	 * Arguments are always strings, although this is a quirk of the current implementation rather
 	 * than something that can be relied upon.
diff --git a/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php b/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
index e3edecb76..f27ea647a 100644
--- a/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
+++ b/dev/DevelopmentAdmin.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 			// This action is sake-only right now.
 			unset($actions["modules/add"]);
 			
-			$renderer = Object::create('DebugView');
+			$renderer = DebugView::create();
 			$renderer->writeHeader();
 			$renderer->writeInfo("Sapphire Development Tools", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
 			$base = Director::baseURL();
@@ -116,33 +116,33 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 	}
 	
 	function tests($request) {
-		return Object::create('TestRunner');
+		return TestRunner::create();
 	}
 	
 	function jstests($request) {
-		return Object::create('JSTestRunner');
+		return JSTestRunner::create();
 	}
 	
 	function tasks() {
-		return Object::create('TaskRunner');
+		return TaskRunner::create();
 	}
 	
 	function viewmodel() {
-		return Object::create('ModelViewer');
+		return ModelViewer::create();
 	}
 	
 	function build($request) {
 		if(Director::is_cli()) {
-			$da = Object::create('DatabaseAdmin');
+			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
 			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
 		} else {
-			$renderer = Object::create('DebugView');
+			$renderer = DebugView::create();
 			$renderer->writeHeader();
 			$renderer->writeInfo("Environment Builder", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
 			echo "<div style=\"margin: 0 2em\">";
 			echo "<div class=\"status pending\"><h2 class='buildProgress'>Database is building.... Check below for any errors</h2><h2 class='buildCompleted'>Database has been built successfully</h2></div>";
 
-			$da = Object::create('DatabaseAdmin');
+			$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
 			return $da->handleRequest($request, $this->model);
 
 			echo "</div>";
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 	 *		'build/defaults' => 'buildDefaults',
 	 */
 	function buildDefaults() {
-		$da = Object::create('DatabaseAdmin');
+		$da = DatabaseAdmin::create();
 
 		if (!Director::is_cli()) {
-			$renderer = Object::create('DebugView');
+			$renderer = DebugView::create();
 			$renderer->writeHeader();
 			$renderer->writeInfo("Defaults Builder", Director::absoluteBaseURL());
 			echo "<div style=\"margin: 0 2em\">";
@@ -189,6 +189,6 @@ class DevelopmentAdmin extends Controller {
 	}
 	
 	function viewcode($request) {
-		return Object::create('CodeViewer');
+		return CodeViewer::create();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/docs/en/topics/rich-text-editing.md b/docs/en/topics/rich-text-editing.md
index 731fd43f4..f9a900100 100644
--- a/docs/en/topics/rich-text-editing.md
+++ b/docs/en/topics/rich-text-editing.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ of the CMS you have to take care of instanciation yourself:
 	// File: mysite/code/MyController.php
 	class MyObjectController extends Controller {
 		public function EditorToolbar() {
-			return Object::create('HtmlEditorField_Toolbar', $this, "EditorToolbar");
+			return HtmlEditorField_Toolbar::create($this, "EditorToolbar");
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/docs/en/topics/security.md b/docs/en/topics/security.md
index 16b0d5177..d1f37bcfb 100644
--- a/docs/en/topics/security.md
+++ b/docs/en/topics/security.md
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ PHP:
 		public function search($request) {
 			$htmlTitle = '<p>Your results for:' . Convert::raw2xml($request->getVar('Query')) . '</p>';
 			return $this->customise(array(
-				'Query' => DBField::create('Text', $request->getVar('Query')),
-				'HTMLTitle' => DBField::create('HTMLText', $htmlTitle)
+				'Query' => Text::create($request->getVar('Query')),
+				'HTMLTitle' => HTMLText::create($htmlTitle)
 			));
 		}
 	}
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ PHP:
 			$rssRelativeLink = "/rss?Query=" . urlencode($_REQUEST['query']) . "&sortOrder=asc";
 			$rssLink = Controller::join_links($this->Link(), $rssRelativeLink);
 			return $this->customise(array(
-				"RSSLink" => DBField::create("Text", $rssLink),
+				"RSSLink" => Text::create($rssLink),
 			));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/filesystem/File.php b/filesystem/File.php
index 8d93a0a7b..1e306a828 100644
--- a/filesystem/File.php
+++ b/filesystem/File.php
@@ -349,12 +349,12 @@ class File extends DataObject {
 		}
 
 		//create the file attributes in a FieldGroup
-		$filePreview = FormField::create('CompositeField', 
-			FormField::create('CompositeField',
+		$filePreview = CompositeField::create(
+			CompositeField::create(
 				$previewField
 			)->setName("FilePreviewImage")->addExtraClass('cms-file-info-preview'),
-			FormField::create('CompositeField',
-				FormField::create('CompositeField', 
+			CompositeField::create(
+				CompositeField::create(
 					new ReadonlyField("FileType", _t('AssetTableField.TYPE','File type') . ':'),
 					new ReadonlyField("Size", _t('AssetTableField.SIZE','File size') . ':', $this->getSize()),
 					$urlField = new ReadonlyField('ClickableURL', _t('AssetTableField.URL','URL'),
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class File extends DataObject {
 		if(!$name) $name = $this->Title;
 
 		// Fix illegal characters
-		$filter = Object::create('FileNameFilter');
+		$filter = FileNameFilter::create();
 		$name = $filter->filter($name);
 
 		// We might have just turned it blank, so check again.
diff --git a/filesystem/FileNameFilter.php b/filesystem/FileNameFilter.php
index 1669ff371..ddfb3a1d2 100644
--- a/filesystem/FileNameFilter.php
+++ b/filesystem/FileNameFilter.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * 
  * See {@link URLSegmentFilter} for a more generic implementation.
  */
-class FileNameFilter {
+class FileNameFilter extends Object {
 	
 	/**
 	 * @var Boolean
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class FileNameFilter {
 	 */
 	function getTransliterator() {
 		if($this->transliterator === null && self::$default_use_transliterator) {
-			$this->transliterator = Object::create('Transliterator');
+			$this->transliterator = Transliterator::create();
 		} 
 		return $this->transliterator;
 	}
diff --git a/filesystem/Folder.php b/filesystem/Folder.php
index 3d540e1b3..26a65efb8 100644
--- a/filesystem/Folder.php
+++ b/filesystem/Folder.php
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class Folder extends File {
 		// $parentFolder = Folder::findOrMake("Uploads");
 
 		// Generate default filename
-		$nameFilter = Object::create('FileNameFilter');
+		$nameFilter = FileNameFilter::create();
 		$file = $nameFilter->filter($tmpFile['name']);
 		while($file[0] == '_' || $file[0] == '.') {
 			$file = substr($file, 1);
diff --git a/filesystem/Upload.php b/filesystem/Upload.php
index 97a214933..3731c1563 100644
--- a/filesystem/Upload.php
+++ b/filesystem/Upload.php
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class Upload extends Controller {
 		}
 
 		// Generate default filename
-		$nameFilter = Object::create('FileNameFilter');
+		$nameFilter = FileNameFilter::create();
 		$file = $nameFilter->filter($tmpFile['name']);
 		$fileName = basename($file);
 
diff --git a/forms/ComplexTableField.php b/forms/ComplexTableField.php
index 1b75a56f2..9374ab003 100644
--- a/forms/ComplexTableField.php
+++ b/forms/ComplexTableField.php
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ class ComplexTableField_Popup extends Form {
 		$actions = new FieldList();	
 		if(!$readonly) {
 			$actions->push(
-				Object::create('FormAction', 
+				FormAction::create(
 					"saveComplexTableField", 
 					_t('CMSMain.SAVE', 'Save')
 				)
diff --git a/forms/DateField.php b/forms/DateField.php
index a1f2c6b66..7345e6d39 100644
--- a/forms/DateField.php
+++ b/forms/DateField.php
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class DateField extends TextField {
 
 	function FieldHolder() {
 		// TODO Replace with properly extensible view helper system 
-		$d = Object::create('DateField_View_JQuery', $this); 
+		$d = DateField_View_JQuery::create($this); 
 		$d->onBeforeRender(); 
 		$html = parent::FieldHolder(); 
 		$html = $d->onAfterRender($html); 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ class DateField_Disabled extends DateField {
  * @package sapphire
  * @subpackage forms
  */
-class DateField_View_JQuery {
+class DateField_View_JQuery extends Object {
 	
 	protected $field;
 	
diff --git a/forms/DatetimeField.php b/forms/DatetimeField.php
index 6fd774ba4..ee5487dcb 100644
--- a/forms/DatetimeField.php
+++ b/forms/DatetimeField.php
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ class DatetimeField extends FormField {
 	function __construct($name, $title = null, $value = ""){
 		$this->config = self::$default_config;
 		
-		$this->dateField = Object::create('DateField', $name . '[date]', false);
-		$this->timeField = Object::create('TimeField', $name . '[time]', false);
+		$this->dateField = DateField::create($name . '[date]', false);
+		$this->timeField = TimeField::create($name . '[time]', false);
 		$this->timezoneField = new HiddenField($this->getName() . '[timezone]');
 		
 		parent::__construct($name, $title, $value);
diff --git a/forms/HtmlEditorField.php b/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
index 3e688306c..3ca21adc7 100644
--- a/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
+++ b/forms/HtmlEditorField.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class HtmlEditorField_Toolbar extends RequestHandler {
 				)
 			),
 			new FieldList(
-				Object::create('ResetFormAction', 'remove', _t('HtmlEditorField.BUTTONREMOVELINK', 'Remove link'))
+				ResetFormAction::create('remove', _t('HtmlEditorField.BUTTONREMOVELINK', 'Remove link'))
 					->addExtraClass('ss-ui-action-destructive')
 					->setUseButtonTag(true)
 				,
diff --git a/forms/UploadField.php b/forms/UploadField.php
index 85f643462..a4a3c7740 100644
--- a/forms/UploadField.php
+++ b/forms/UploadField.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class UploadField extends FileField {
 	 * @return UploadField_ItemHandler
 	 */
 	public function getItemHandler($itemID) {
-		return Object::create('UploadField_ItemHandler', $this, $itemID);
+		return UploadField_ItemHandler::create($this, $itemID);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class UploadField extends FileField {
 	 * @return UploadField_ItemHandler
 	 */
 	public function handleSelect(SS_HTTPRequest $request) {
-		return Object::create('UploadField_SelectHandler', $this, $this->folderName);
+		return UploadField_SelectHandler::create($this, $this->folderName);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDeleteAction.php b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDeleteAction.php
index dbee43372..3adc01338 100644
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDeleteAction.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDeleteAction.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class GridFieldDeleteAction implements GridField_ColumnProvider, GridField_Actio
 	 */
 	public function getColumnContent($gridField, $record, $columnName) {
 		if($this->removeRelation) {
-			$field = Object::create('GridField_FormAction', $gridField, 'UnlinkRelation'.$record->ID, false, "unlinkrelation", array('RecordID' => $record->ID))
+			$field = GridField_FormAction::create($gridField, 'UnlinkRelation'.$record->ID, false, "unlinkrelation", array('RecordID' => $record->ID))
 				->addExtraClass('gridfield-button-unlink')
 				->setAttribute('title', _t('GridAction.UnlinkRelation', "Unlink"))
 				->setAttribute('data-icon', 'chain--minus');
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class GridFieldDeleteAction implements GridField_ColumnProvider, GridField_Actio
 			if(!$record->canDelete()) {
 				return;
 			}
-			$field = Object::create('GridField_FormAction', $gridField,  'DeleteRecord'.$record->ID, false, "deleterecord", array('RecordID' => $record->ID))
+			$field = GridField_FormAction::create($gridField,  'DeleteRecord'.$record->ID, false, "deleterecord", array('RecordID' => $record->ID))
 				->addExtraClass('gridfield-button-delete')
 				->setAttribute('title', _t('GridAction.Delete', "Delete"))
 				->setAttribute('data-icon', 'decline');
diff --git a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldFilterHeader.php b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldFilterHeader.php
index 3f409a356..bb7afd441 100644
--- a/forms/gridfield/GridFieldFilterHeader.php
+++ b/forms/gridfield/GridFieldFilterHeader.php
@@ -123,11 +123,11 @@ class GridFieldFilterHeader implements GridField_HTMLProvider, GridField_DataMan
 
 				$field = new FieldGroup(
 					$field,
-					Object::create('GridField_FormAction', $gridField, 'filter', false, 'filter', null)
+					GridField_FormAction::create($gridField, 'filter', false, 'filter', null)
 						->addExtraClass('ss-gridfield-button-filter')
 						->setAttribute('title', _t('GridField.Filter', "Filter"))
 						,
-					Object::create('GridField_FormAction', $gridField, 'reset', false, 'reset', null)
+					GridField_FormAction::create($gridField, 'reset', false, 'reset', null)
 						->addExtraClass('ss-gridfield-button-reset')
 						->setAttribute('title', _t('GridField.ResetFilter', "Reset"))
 				);
diff --git a/model/Image.php b/model/Image.php
index 658bd5898..74fecc609 100644
--- a/model/Image.php
+++ b/model/Image.php
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class Image extends File {
 		}
 
 		// Generate default filename
-		$nameFilter = Object::create('FileNameFilter');
+		$nameFilter = FileNameFilter::create();
 		$file = $nameFilter->filter($tmpFile['name']);
 		if(!$file) $file = "file.jpg";
 		
diff --git a/model/Transliterator.php b/model/Transliterator.php
index 09f3e6098..943171673 100644
--- a/model/Transliterator.php
+++ b/model/Transliterator.php
@@ -13,17 +13,13 @@
  * @package sapphire
  * @subpackage model
  */
-class Transliterator {
+class Transliterator extends Object {
 	/**
 	 * Allow the use of iconv() to perform transliteration.  Set to false to disable.
 	 * Even if this variable is true, iconv() won't be used if it's not installed.
 	 */
 	static $use_iconv = false;
-	
-	function __construct() {
-		// A constructor is necessary for Object::create() to work
-	}
-	
+		
 	/**
 	 * Convert the given utf8 string to a safe ASCII source
 	 */
diff --git a/model/URLSegmentFilter.php b/model/URLSegmentFilter.php
index b3cd7f428..2d4edce63 100644
--- a/model/URLSegmentFilter.php
+++ b/model/URLSegmentFilter.php
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@
  * 
  * See {@link FileNameFilter} for similar implementation for filesystem-based URLs.
  */
-class URLSegmentFilter {
-	
-	/**
-	 * Necessary to support {@link Object::create()}
-	 */
-	function __construct() {}
+class URLSegmentFilter extends Object {
 	
 	/**
 	 * @var Boolean
@@ -104,7 +99,7 @@ class URLSegmentFilter {
 	 */
 	function getTransliterator() {
 		if($this->transliterator === null && self::$default_use_transliterator) {
-			$this->transliterator = Object::create('Transliterator');
+			$this->transliterator = Transliterator::create();
 		} 
 		return $this->transliterator;
 	}
diff --git a/security/Group.php b/security/Group.php
index c4127880e..7c7a45bfd 100755
--- a/security/Group.php
+++ b/security/Group.php
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ class Group extends DataObject {
 			new TabSet("Root",
 				new Tab('Members', _t('SecurityAdmin.MEMBERS', 'Members'),
 					new TextField("Title", $this->fieldLabel('Title')),
-					$parentidfield = Object::create('DropdownField',
-						'ParentID', 
+					$parentidfield = DropdownField::create(						'ParentID', 
 						$this->fieldLabel('Parent'), 
 						DataList::create('Group')->exclude('ID', $this->ID)->map('ID', 'Breadcrumbs')
 					)->setEmptyString(' ')
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ class Group extends DataObject {
 			$config->getComponentByType('GridFieldAddExistingAutocompleter')
 				->setResultsFormat('$Title ($Email)')->setSearchFields(array('FirstName', 'Surname', 'Email'));
 			$config->getComponentByType('GridFieldDetailForm')->setValidator(new Member_Validator());
-			$memberList = Object::create('GridField', 'Members',false, $this->Members(), $config)->addExtraClass('members_grid');
+			$memberList = GridField::create('Members',false, $this->Members(), $config)->addExtraClass('members_grid');
 			// @todo Implement permission checking on GridField
 			//$memberList->setPermissions(array('edit', 'delete', 'export', 'add', 'inlineadd'));
 			$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Members', $memberList);
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ class Group extends DataObject {
 				$inheritedRoleIDs = array();
 			}
 
-			$rolesField = Object::create('ListboxField', 'Roles', false, $allRoles->map()->toArray())
+			$rolesField = ListboxField::create('Roles', false, $allRoles->map()->toArray())
 					->setMultiple(true)
 					->setDefaultItems($groupRoleIDs)
 					->setAttribute('data-placeholder', _t('Group.AddRole', 'Add a role for this group'))
diff --git a/security/Member.php b/security/Member.php
index e118ae013..6a2d6861c 100644
--- a/security/Member.php
+++ b/security/Member.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 		if(!$admins) {
 			// Leave 'Email' and 'Password' are not set to avoid creating
 			// persistent logins in the database. See Security::setDefaultAdmin().
-			$admin = Object::create('Member');
+			$admin = Member::create();
 			$admin->FirstName = _t('Member.DefaultAdminFirstname', 'Default Admin');
 			$admin->write();
 			$admin->Groups()->add($adminGroup);
@@ -480,13 +480,13 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 	function sendInfo($type = 'signup', $data = null) {
 		switch($type) {
 			case "signup":
-				$e = Object::create('Member_SignupEmail');
+				$e = Member_SignupEmail::create();
 				break;
 			case "changePassword":
-				$e = Object::create('Member_ChangePasswordEmail');
+				$e = Member_ChangePasswordEmail::create();
 				break;
 			case "forgotPassword":
-				$e = Object::create('Member_ForgotPasswordEmail');
+				$e = Member_ForgotPasswordEmail::create();
 				break;
 		}
 
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ class Member extends DataObject implements TemplateGlobalProvider {
 			$groupsMap = DataList::create('Group')->map('ID', 'Breadcrumbs')->toArray();
 			asort($groupsMap);
 			$fields->addFieldToTab('Root.Main',
-				Object::create('ListboxField', 'DirectGroups', singleton('Group')->i18n_plural_name())
+				ListboxField::create('DirectGroups', singleton('Group')->i18n_plural_name())
 					->setMultiple(true)->setSource($groupsMap)
 			);
 
diff --git a/security/Security.php b/security/Security.php
index 671f9f62a..a6540eec7 100644
--- a/security/Security.php
+++ b/security/Security.php
@@ -448,8 +448,7 @@ class Security extends Controller {
 	 * @return Form Returns the lost password form
 	 */
 	public function LostPasswordForm() {
-		return Object::create('MemberLoginForm',
-			$this,
+		return MemberLoginForm::create(			$this,
 			'LostPasswordForm',
 			new FieldList(
 				new EmailField('Email', _t('Member.EMAIL', 'Email'))
diff --git a/tests/core/ObjectTest.php b/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
index 2aaa4fd0e..1eed68851 100644
--- a/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
+++ b/tests/core/ObjectTest.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 	 * Tests that {@link Object::create()} correctly passes all arguments to the new object
 	 */
 	public function testCreateWithArgs() {
-		$createdObj = Object::create('ObjectTest_CreateTest', 'arg1', 'arg2', array(), null, 'arg5');
+		$createdObj = ObjectTest_CreateTest::create('arg1', 'arg2', array(), null, 'arg5');
 		$this->assertEquals($createdObj->constructArguments, array('arg1', 'arg2', array(), null, 'arg5'));
 		
 		$strongObj = Object::strong_create('ObjectTest_CreateTest', 'arg1', 'arg2', array(), null, 'arg5');
@@ -129,18 +129,18 @@ class ObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 	 * Tests that {@link Object::useCustomClass()} correnctly replaces normal and strong objects
 	 */
 	public function testUseCustomClass() {
-		$obj1 = Object::create('ObjectTest_CreateTest');
+		$obj1 = ObjectTest_CreateTest::create();
 		$this->assertTrue($obj1 instanceof ObjectTest_CreateTest);
 		
 		Object::useCustomClass('ObjectTest_CreateTest', 'ObjectTest_CreateTest2');
-		$obj2 = Object::create('ObjectTest_CreateTest');
+		$obj2 = ObjectTest_CreateTest::create();
 		$this->assertTrue($obj2 instanceof ObjectTest_CreateTest2);
 		
 		$obj2_2 = Object::strong_create('ObjectTest_CreateTest');
 		$this->assertTrue($obj2_2 instanceof ObjectTest_CreateTest);
 		
 		Object::useCustomClass('ObjectTest_CreateTest', 'ObjectTest_CreateTest3', true);
-		$obj3 = Object::create('ObjectTest_CreateTest');
+		$obj3 = ObjectTest_CreateTest::create();
 		$this->assertTrue($obj3 instanceof ObjectTest_CreateTest3);
 		
 		$obj3_2 = Object::strong_create('ObjectTest_CreateTest');
@@ -269,12 +269,12 @@ class ObjectTest extends SapphireTest {
 	}
 	
 	public function testParentClass() {
-		$this->assertEquals(Object::create('ObjectTest_MyObject')->parentClass(), 'Object');
+		$this->assertEquals(ObjectTest_MyObject::create()->parentClass(), 'Object');
 	}
 	
 	public function testIsA() {
-		$this->assertTrue(Object::create('ObjectTest_MyObject') instanceof Object);
-		$this->assertTrue(Object::create('ObjectTest_MyObject') instanceof ObjectTest_MyObject);
+		$this->assertTrue(ObjectTest_MyObject::create() instanceof Object);
+		$this->assertTrue(ObjectTest_MyObject::create() instanceof ObjectTest_MyObject);
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailFormTest.php b/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailFormTest.php
index d71655811..fca4688f6 100644
--- a/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailFormTest.php
+++ b/tests/forms/gridfield/GridFieldDetailFormTest.php
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class GridFieldDetailFormTest_Person extends DataObject implements TestOnly {
 		$fields = parent::getCMSFields($params);
 		// TODO No longer necessary once FormScaffolder uses GridField
 		$fields->replaceField('Categories',
-			Object::create('GridField', 'Categories', 'Categories',
+			GridField::create('Categories', 'Categories',
 				$this->Categories(),
 				GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create()
 			)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class GridFieldDetailFormTest_PeopleGroup extends DataObject implements TestOnly
 		$fields = parent::getCMSFields($params);
 		// TODO No longer necessary once FormScaffolder uses GridField
 		$fields->replaceField('People',
-			Object::create('GridField', 'People', 'People',
+			GridField::create('People', 'People',
 				$this->People(),
 				GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create()
 			)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class GridFieldDetailFormTest_Category extends DataObject implements TestOnly {
 		$fields = parent::getCMSFields($params);
 		// TODO No longer necessary once FormScaffolder uses GridField
 		$fields->replaceField('People',
-			Object::create('GridField', 'People', 'People',
+			GridField::create('People', 'People',
 				$this->People(),
 				GridFieldConfig_RelationEditor::create()
 			)
diff --git a/view/ViewableData.php b/view/ViewableData.php
index ed41e2ad8..d626d5d68 100644
--- a/view/ViewableData.php
+++ b/view/ViewableData.php
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ class ViewableData_Debugger extends ViewableData {
 		
 		// check for an extra attached data
 		if($this->object->hasMethod('data') && $this->object->data() != $this->object) {
-			$debug .= Object::create('ViewableData_Debugger', $this->object->data())->forTemplate();
+			$debug .= ViewableData_Debugger::create($this->object->data())->forTemplate();
 		}
 		
 		return $debug;