diff --git a/src/core/json/construct.h b/src/core/json/construct.h
index c2cd5674d..f7c5661bf 100644
--- a/src/core/json/construct.h
+++ b/src/core/json/construct.h
@@ -500,10 +500,10 @@ do_construct_object_key: {
   const auto key_length{key_entry.length};
   if (std::memchr(key_data, '\\', key_length)) {
     key = internal::unescape_string(key_data, key_length);
-    key_hash = frames.back().get().as_object().hash(key);
+    key_hash = Result::Object::hash(key);
   } else {
     key.assign(key_data, key_length);
-    key_hash = frames.back().get().as_object().hash(key_data, key_length);
+    key_hash = Result::Object::hash(key_data, key_length);
   }
   key_line = key_entry.line;
   key_column = key_entry.column;
diff --git a/src/core/json/include/sourcemeta/core/json_object.h b/src/core/json/include/sourcemeta/core/json_object.h
index b0e5585a1..6b2abb5dc 100644
--- a/src/core/json/include/sourcemeta/core/json_object.h
+++ b/src/core/json/include/sourcemeta/core/json_object.h
@@ -132,20 +132,20 @@ template <typename Key, typename Value, typename Hash> class JSONObject {
   // the `Key`-accepting overload as before.
 
   /// Compute a hash for a key
-  [[nodiscard]] inline auto hash(const Key &key) const noexcept -> hash_type {
-    return this->hasher(key);
+  [[nodiscard]] static inline auto hash(const Key &key) noexcept -> hash_type {
+    return hasher(key);
   }
 
   /// Compute a hash for a key
   template <typename T>
     requires std::same_as<std::remove_cvref_t<T>, KeyView>
-  [[nodiscard]] inline auto hash(T key) const noexcept -> hash_type {
-    return this->hasher(key.data(), key.size());
+  [[nodiscard]] static inline auto hash(T key) noexcept -> hash_type {
+    return hasher(key.data(), key.size());
   }
 
   /// Compute a hash from raw data
-  [[nodiscard]] inline auto hash(const char *raw_data,
-                                 const std::size_t raw_size) const noexcept
+  [[nodiscard]] static inline auto hash(const char *raw_data,
+                                        const std::size_t raw_size) noexcept
       -> hash_type {
     return hasher(raw_data, raw_size);
   }
diff --git a/src/core/jsonrpc/jsonrpc.cc b/src/core/jsonrpc/jsonrpc.cc
index 8aa10ade4..1217dec8d 100644
--- a/src/core/jsonrpc/jsonrpc.cc
+++ b/src/core/jsonrpc/jsonrpc.cc
@@ -10,24 +10,17 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_ID{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("id")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_ID{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("id")};
 const auto JSONRPC_HASH_JSONRPC{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("jsonrpc")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_METHOD{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("method")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_RESULT{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("result")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_ERROR{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("error")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_CODE{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("code")};
+    sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("jsonrpc")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_METHOD{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("method")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_RESULT{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("result")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_ERROR{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("error")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_CODE{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("code")};
 const auto JSONRPC_HASH_MESSAGE{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("message")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_DATA{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("data")};
-const auto JSONRPC_HASH_PARAMS{
-    sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("params")};
+    sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("message")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_DATA{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("data")};
+const auto JSONRPC_HASH_PARAMS{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("params")};
 
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/test/json/json_auto_test.cc b/test/json/json_auto_test.cc
index befd5a1c4..fc82835bc 100644
--- a/test/json/json_auto_test.cc
+++ b/test/json/json_auto_test.cc
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ TEST(JSON_auto, class_with_custom_method) {
 }
 
 TEST(JSON_auto, object_hash) {
-  const auto value{
-      sourcemeta::core::JSON::make_object().as_object().hash("foo")};
+  const auto value{sourcemeta::core::JSON::Object::hash("foo")};
   const auto result{sourcemeta::core::to_json(value)};
   EXPECT_TRUE(result.is_array());
   EXPECT_FALSE(result.empty());