diff --git a/wrap/Function.cpp b/wrap/Function.cpp
index 29165c64b..b939c3cee 100644
--- a/wrap/Function.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Function.cpp
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ bool Function::initializeOrCheck(const string& name, const Qualified& instName,
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 void Function::emit_call(FileWriter& proxyFile, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
-    const string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod) const {
+    const string& wrapperName, int id) const {
   returnVal.emit_matlab(proxyFile);
   proxyFile.oss << wrapperName << "(" << id;
-  if (!staticMethod)
+  if (!isStatic())
     proxyFile.oss << ", this";
   proxyFile.oss << ", varargin{:});\n";
 }
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ void Function::emit_call(FileWriter& proxyFile, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 void Function::emit_conditional_call(FileWriter& proxyFile,
     const ReturnValue& returnVal, const ArgumentList& args,
-    const string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod) const {
+    const string& wrapperName, int id) const {
 
   // Check all arguments
   args.proxy_check_arguments(proxyFile);
 
   // output call to C++ wrapper
   proxyFile.oss << "        ";
-  emit_call(proxyFile, returnVal, wrapperName, id, staticMethod);
+  emit_call(proxyFile, returnVal, wrapperName, id);
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */
diff --git a/wrap/Function.h b/wrap/Function.h
index 388e6568b..249cd42a7 100644
--- a/wrap/Function.h
+++ b/wrap/Function.h
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ public:
     return name_;
   }
 
+  /// Only Methods are non-static
+  virtual bool isStatic() const {
+    return true;
+  }
+
   std::string matlabName() const {
     if (templateArgValue_.empty())
       return name_;
@@ -53,12 +58,12 @@ public:
 
   /// Emit function call to MATLAB (no argument checking)
   void emit_call(FileWriter& proxyFile, const ReturnValue& returnVal,
-      const std::string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod) const;
+      const std::string& wrapperName, int id) const;
 
   /// Emit checking arguments and function call to MATLAB
   void emit_conditional_call(FileWriter& proxyFile,
       const ReturnValue& returnVal, const ArgumentList& args,
-      const std::string& wrapperName, int id, bool staticMethod) const;
+      const std::string& wrapperName, int id) const;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/wrap/GlobalFunction.cpp b/wrap/GlobalFunction.cpp
index 18f5c5f6c..dfeb46dce 100644
--- a/wrap/GlobalFunction.cpp
+++ b/wrap/GlobalFunction.cpp
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ void GlobalFunction::generateSingleFunction(const string& toolboxPath,
 
     // Output proxy matlab code
     mfunctionFile.oss << "      " << (i == 0 ? "" : "else");
-    emit_conditional_call(mfunctionFile, returnVal, args, wrapperName, id,
-        true); // true omits "this"
+    emit_conditional_call(mfunctionFile, returnVal, args, wrapperName, id);
 
     // Output C++ wrapper code
 
diff --git a/wrap/MethodBase.cpp b/wrap/MethodBase.cpp
index 124963d9a..643d8ceec 100644
--- a/wrap/MethodBase.cpp
+++ b/wrap/MethodBase.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void MethodBase::proxy_wrapper_fragments(FileWriter& proxyFile,
     // TODO: document why is it OK to not check arguments in this case
     proxyFile.oss << "      ";
     const int id = (int) functionNames.size();
-    emit_call(proxyFile, returnValue(0), wrapperName, id, isStatic());
+    emit_call(proxyFile, returnValue(0), wrapperName, id);
 
     // Output C++ wrapper code
     const string wrapFunctionName = wrapper_fragment(wrapperFile, cppClassName,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void MethodBase::proxy_wrapper_fragments(FileWriter& proxyFile,
       proxyFile.oss << "      " << (i == 0 ? "" : "else");
       const int id = (int) functionNames.size();
       emit_conditional_call(proxyFile, returnValue(i), argumentList(i),
-          wrapperName, id, isStatic());
+          wrapperName, id);
 
       // Output C++ wrapper code
       const string wrapFunctionName = wrapper_fragment(wrapperFile,
diff --git a/wrap/MethodBase.h b/wrap/MethodBase.h
index da50b8124..0aabe819d 100644
--- a/wrap/MethodBase.h
+++ b/wrap/MethodBase.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ struct MethodBase: public FullyOverloadedFunction {
 
   typedef const std::string& Str;
 
-  virtual bool isStatic() const = 0;
-
   // emit a list of comments, one for each overload
   void comment_fragment(FileWriter& proxyFile) const {
     SignatureOverloads::comment_fragment(proxyFile, matlabName());
diff --git a/wrap/StaticMethod.h b/wrap/StaticMethod.h
index cc8401cad..c3bf526dd 100644
--- a/wrap/StaticMethod.h
+++ b/wrap/StaticMethod.h
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@ struct StaticMethod: public MethodBase {
 
   typedef const std::string& Str;
 
-  virtual bool isStatic() const {
-    return true;
-  }
-
   friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const StaticMethod& m) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m.nrOverloads(); i++)
       os << "static " << m.returnVals_[i] << " " << m.name_ << m.argLists_[i];