diff --git a/src/allocator.rs b/src/allocator.rs
index 1d9f08d1..59ac7d41 100644
--- a/src/allocator.rs
+++ b/src/allocator.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@ enum ObjectType {
 
 // The top 6 bits of the NodePtr indicate what type of object it is
 impl NodePtr {
-    pub fn nil() -> Self {
-        Self::new(ObjectType::Bytes, 0)
+    pub const NIL: Self = Self::new(ObjectType::Bytes, 0);
+
+    const fn new(t: ObjectType, idx: usize) -> Self {
+        assert!(idx <= NODE_PTR_IDX_MASK as usize);
+        NodePtr(((t as u32) << NODE_PTR_IDX_BITS) | (idx as u32))
     }
 
     // TODO: remove this
@@ -28,11 +31,6 @@ impl NodePtr {
         Self::new(ObjectType::Bytes, val)
     }
 
-    fn new(t: ObjectType, idx: usize) -> Self {
-        assert!(idx <= NODE_PTR_IDX_MASK as usize);
-        NodePtr(((t as u32) << NODE_PTR_IDX_BITS) | (idx as u32))
-    }
-
     fn node_type(&self) -> (ObjectType, usize) {
         (
             match self.0 >> NODE_PTR_IDX_BITS {
@@ -56,7 +54,7 @@ impl NodePtr {
 
 impl Default for NodePtr {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        Self::nil()
+        Self::NIL
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/op_utils.rs b/src/op_utils.rs
index 0128a542..b04a6d65 100644
--- a/src/op_utils.rs
+++ b/src/op_utils.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub fn get_args<const N: usize>(
 ) -> Result<[NodePtr; N], EvalErr> {
     let mut next = args;
     let mut counter = 0;
-    let mut ret: [NodePtr; N] = [NodePtr::nil(); N];
+    let mut ret = [NodePtr::NIL; N];
 
     while let Some((first, rest)) = a.next(next) {
         next = rest;
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ pub fn get_varargs<const N: usize>(
 ) -> Result<([NodePtr; N], usize), EvalErr> {
     let mut next = args;
     let mut counter = 0;
-    let mut ret: [NodePtr; N] = [NodePtr::nil(); N];
+    let mut ret = [NodePtr::NIL; N];
 
     while let Some((first, rest)) = a.next(next) {
         next = rest;
@@ -131,27 +131,19 @@ fn test_get_varargs() {
     );
     assert_eq!(
         get_varargs::<4>(&a, args3, "test").unwrap(),
-        ([a1, a2, a3, NodePtr::nil()], 3)
+        ([a1, a2, a3, NodePtr::NIL], 3)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         get_varargs::<4>(&a, args2, "test").unwrap(),
-        ([a2, a3, NodePtr::nil(), NodePtr::nil()], 2)
+        ([a2, a3, NodePtr::NIL, NodePtr::NIL], 2)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         get_varargs::<4>(&a, args1, "test").unwrap(),
-        ([a3, NodePtr::nil(), NodePtr::nil(), NodePtr::nil()], 1)
+        ([a3, NodePtr::NIL, NodePtr::NIL, NodePtr::NIL], 1)
     );
     assert_eq!(
         get_varargs::<4>(&a, args0, "test").unwrap(),
-        (
-            [
-                NodePtr::nil(),
-                NodePtr::nil(),
-                NodePtr::nil(),
-                NodePtr::nil()
-            ],
-            0
-        )
+        ([NodePtr::NIL; 4], 0)
     );
 
     let r = get_varargs::<3>(&a, args4, "test").unwrap_err();
diff --git a/src/test_ops.rs b/src/test_ops.rs
index 10aa354d..591c20be 100644
--- a/src/test_ops.rs
+++ b/src/test_ops.rs
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ fn test_pre_eval_and_post_eval() {
         &mut allocator,
         &ChiaDialect::new(NO_UNKNOWN_OPS),
         program,
-        NodePtr::nil(),
+        NodePtr::NIL,
         COST_LIMIT,
         Some(pre_eval_f),
     )
@@ -468,13 +468,13 @@ fn test_pre_eval_and_post_eval() {
     let args_consed = allocator.new_pair(a99, a101).unwrap();
 
     let mut desired_outcomes = Vec::new(); // Not in order.
-    desired_outcomes.push((args, NodePtr::nil(), arg_mid));
-    desired_outcomes.push((f_quoted, NodePtr::nil(), f_expr));
+    desired_outcomes.push((args, NodePtr::NIL, arg_mid));
+    desired_outcomes.push((f_quoted, NodePtr::NIL, f_expr));
     desired_outcomes.push((a2, arg_mid, a99));
     desired_outcomes.push((a5, arg_mid, a101));
     desired_outcomes.push((cons_expr, arg_mid, args_consed));
     desired_outcomes.push((f_expr, arg_mid, a99));
-    desired_outcomes.push((program, NodePtr::nil(), a99));
+    desired_outcomes.push((program, NodePtr::NIL, a99));
 
     let mut found_outcomes = HashSet::new();
     let tracking_examine = tracking.borrow();