diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index 4b9a9eb2a..b005e6a0d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             {
                 // Compare the destination with the temp file
                 log( "destFile exists", Project.MSG_DEBUG );
-                if( !FileUtils.newFileUtils().contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
+                if( !FileUtils.contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
                 {
                     log( destFile + " is being written", Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                     if( !destFile.delete() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index 1af73afb2..88eb97f8b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
                 if( filtering )
                 {
                     final FilterSetCollection filters = new FilterSetCollection( project.getGlobalFilterSet() );
-                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filters );
+                    FileUtils.copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filters );
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
index a045fe867..e1cd0f297 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class Copy
                         FileUtil.forceDelete( dest );
                     }
 
-                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( src, dest, executionFilters );
+                    FileUtils.copyFile( src, dest, executionFilters );
 
                     if( m_preserveLastModified )
                     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
index 30d257b64..539e0332f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                             {
                                 FileUtil.forceDelete( d );
                             }
-                            FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( f, d, executionFilters );
+                            FileUtils.copyFile( f, d, executionFilters );
 
                             f = new File( fromFile );
                             if( !f.delete() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index 8cbf67368..4cb9fecb8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
 public class FileUtils
 {
-    /**
-     * Factory method.
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public static FileUtils newFileUtils()
-    {
-        return new FileUtils();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compares the contents of two files.
      *
@@ -54,7 +44,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @exception IOException Description of Exception
      * @since 1.9
      */
-    public boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
+    public static boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
         throws IOException
     {
         if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
@@ -135,9 +125,9 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile,
-                          File destFile,
-                          FilterSetCollection filters )
+    public static void copyFile( File sourceFile,
+                                 File destFile,
+                                 FilterSetCollection filters )
         throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         if( !destFile.exists() ||
@@ -218,7 +208,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      * @throws java.lang.NullPointerException if the file path is equal to null.
      */
-    public File normalize( String path )
+    public static File normalize( String path )
         throws TaskException
     {
         String orig = path;
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
index 4b9a9eb2a..b005e6a0d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/FixCRLF.java
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ public class FixCRLF extends MatchingTask
             {
                 // Compare the destination with the temp file
                 log( "destFile exists", Project.MSG_DEBUG );
-                if( !FileUtils.newFileUtils().contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
+                if( !FileUtils.contentEquals( destFile, tmpFile ) )
                 {
                     log( destFile + " is being written", Project.MSG_DEBUG );
                     if( !destFile.delete() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
index 1af73afb2..88eb97f8b 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Rmic.java
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public class Rmic extends MatchingTask
                 if( filtering )
                 {
                     final FilterSetCollection filters = new FilterSetCollection( project.getGlobalFilterSet() );
-                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filters );
+                    FileUtils.copyFile( oldFile, newFile, filters );
                 }
                 else
                 {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
index a045fe867..e1cd0f297 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Copy.java
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ public class Copy
                         FileUtil.forceDelete( dest );
                     }
 
-                    FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( src, dest, executionFilters );
+                    FileUtils.copyFile( src, dest, executionFilters );
 
                     if( m_preserveLastModified )
                     {
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
index 30d257b64..539e0332f 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/file/Move.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ public class Move extends Copy
                             {
                                 FileUtil.forceDelete( d );
                             }
-                            FileUtils.newFileUtils().copyFile( f, d, executionFilters );
+                            FileUtils.copyFile( f, d, executionFilters );
 
                             f = new File( fromFile );
                             if( !f.delete() )
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index 8cbf67368..4cb9fecb8 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.tools.ant.types.FilterSetCollection;
 
 public class FileUtils
 {
-    /**
-     * Factory method.
-     *
-     * @return Description of the Returned Value
-     */
-    public static FileUtils newFileUtils()
-    {
-        return new FileUtils();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compares the contents of two files.
      *
@@ -54,7 +44,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @exception IOException Description of Exception
      * @since 1.9
      */
-    public boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
+    public static boolean contentEquals( File f1, File f2 )
         throws IOException
     {
         if( f1.exists() != f2.exists() )
@@ -135,9 +125,9 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @param preserveLastModified Description of Parameter
      * @throws IOException
      */
-    public void copyFile( File sourceFile,
-                          File destFile,
-                          FilterSetCollection filters )
+    public static void copyFile( File sourceFile,
+                                 File destFile,
+                                 FilterSetCollection filters )
         throws IOException, TaskException
     {
         if( !destFile.exists() ||
@@ -218,7 +208,7 @@ public class FileUtils
      * @return Description of the Returned Value
      * @throws java.lang.NullPointerException if the file path is equal to null.
      */
-    public File normalize( String path )
+    public static File normalize( String path )
         throws TaskException
     {
         String orig = path;