diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index fc75b7ef8..ba563478f 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ const fs::path &GetDataDir(bool fNetSpecific)
     if (!path.empty())
         return path;
 
-    if (IsArgSet("-datadir")) {
-        path = fs::system_complete(GetArg("-datadir", ""));
+    if (gArgs.IsArgSet("-datadir")) {
+        path = fs::system_complete(gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", ""));
         if (!fs::is_directory(path)) {
             path = "";
             return path;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ void ArgsManager::ReadConfigFile(const std::string& confPath)
 #ifndef WIN32
 fs::path GetPidFile()
 {
-    fs::path pathPidFile(GetArg("-pid", BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME));
+    fs::path pathPidFile(gArgs.GetArg("-pid", BITCOIN_PID_FILENAME));
     if (!pathPidFile.is_complete()) pathPidFile = GetDataDir() / pathPidFile;
     return pathPidFile;
 }
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index b01606cb8..ead3d3d93 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -263,52 +263,6 @@ public:
 
 extern ArgsManager gArgs;
 
-// wrappers using the global ArgsManager:
-static inline void ParseParameters(int argc, const char*const argv[])
-{
-    gArgs.ParseParameters(argc, argv);
-}
-
-static inline void ReadConfigFile(const std::string& confPath)
-{
-    gArgs.ReadConfigFile(confPath);
-}
-
-static inline bool SoftSetArg(const std::string& strArg, const std::string& strValue)
-{
-    return gArgs.SoftSetArg(strArg, strValue);
-}
-
-static inline void ForceSetArg(const std::string& strArg, const std::string& strValue)
-{
-    gArgs.ForceSetArg(strArg, strValue);
-}
-
-static inline bool IsArgSet(const std::string& strArg)
-{
-    return gArgs.IsArgSet(strArg);
-}
-
-static inline std::string GetArg(const std::string& strArg, const std::string& strDefault)
-{
-    return gArgs.GetArg(strArg, strDefault);
-}
-
-static inline int64_t GetArg(const std::string& strArg, int64_t nDefault)
-{
-    return gArgs.GetArg(strArg, nDefault);
-}
-
-static inline bool GetBoolArg(const std::string& strArg, bool fDefault)
-{
-    return gArgs.GetBoolArg(strArg, fDefault);
-}
-
-static inline bool SoftSetBoolArg(const std::string& strArg, bool fValue)
-{
-    return gArgs.SoftSetBoolArg(strArg, fValue);
-}
-
 /**
  * Format a string to be used as group of options in help messages
  *