diff --git a/jode/jode/bytecode/TypeSignature.java b/jode/jode/bytecode/TypeSignature.java
index 53e9b56..566fba6 100644
--- a/jode/jode/bytecode/TypeSignature.java
+++ b/jode/jode/bytecode/TypeSignature.java
@@ -216,6 +216,28 @@ public class TypeSignature {
 	return params;
     }
 
+    public static Object getDefaultValue(String typeSig) {
+	switch(typeSig.charAt(0)) {
+	case 'Z':
+	case 'B':
+	case 'S':
+	case 'C':
+	case 'I':
+	    return new Integer(0);
+	case 'J':
+	    return new Long(0L);
+	case 'D':
+	    return new Double(0.0);
+	case 'F':
+	    return new Float(0.0F);
+	case 'L':
+	case '[':
+	    return null;
+	default:
+	    throw new IllegalArgumentException(typeSig);
+	}
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the number of words, an object of the given simple type
      * signature takes.  
diff --git a/jode/jode/obfuscator/ConstantRuntimeEnvironment.java b/jode/jode/obfuscator/ConstantRuntimeEnvironment.java
index bbd66f8..ebf7893 100644
--- a/jode/jode/obfuscator/ConstantRuntimeEnvironment.java
+++ b/jode/jode/obfuscator/ConstantRuntimeEnvironment.java
@@ -222,25 +222,6 @@ public class ConstantRuntimeEnvironment extends SimpleRuntimeEnvironment {
 	interpreter = new Interpreter(this);
     }
 
-    public static Object getDefaultValue(String typeSig) {
-	switch(typeSig.charAt(0)) {
-	case 'Z':
-	case 'B':
-	case 'S':
-	case 'C':
-	case 'I':
-	    return new Integer(0);
-	case 'J':
-	    return new Long(0L);
-	case 'D':
-	    return new Double(0.0);
-	case 'F':
-	    return new Float(0.0F);
-	default:
-	    return null;
-	}
-    }
-
     public Object getField(Reference ref, Object obj)
 	throws InterpreterException {
 	if (isWhite(ref))
diff --git a/jode/jode/obfuscator/modules/ConstantAnalyzer.java b/jode/jode/obfuscator/modules/ConstantAnalyzer.java
index c5672fa..cd94dff 100644
--- a/jode/jode/obfuscator/modules/ConstantAnalyzer.java
+++ b/jode/jode/obfuscator/modules/ConstantAnalyzer.java
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ public class ConstantAnalyzer implements Opcodes, CodeAnalyzer {
 		} else {
 		    Object obj = fi.getConstant();
 		    if (obj == null)
-			obj = runtime.getDefaultValue(ref.getType());
+			obj = TypeSignature.getDefaultValue(ref.getType());
 		    ConstantInfo constInfo = new ConstantInfo(CONSTANT, obj);
 		    constantInfos.put(instr, constInfo);
 		    result = new ConstValue(obj);