diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/ACell.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/ACell.java
index 2bdc85de7..91be0f042 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/ACell.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/ACell.java
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ public <T extends ACell> T mark(Consumer<Ref<ACell>> noveltyHandler) {
 		return (T) this;
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates a persisted Ref with the given value in the current store.
 	 * 
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/BlobMap.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/BlobMap.java
index b9e13b311..51da7ed87 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/BlobMap.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/BlobMap.java
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public boolean isCanonical() {
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	@Override
 	public BlobMap<K,V> updateRefs(IRefFunction func) {
-		MapEntry<K, V> newEntry = (entry == null) ? null : entry.updateRefs(func);
+		MapEntry<K, V> newEntry = Ref.update(entry,func);
 		Ref<BlobMap<K, V>>[] newChildren = Ref.updateRefs(children, func);
 		if ((entry == newEntry) && (children == newChildren)) return this;
 		BlobMap<K,V> result= new BlobMap<K, V>(depth, prefixLength, newEntry, (Ref[])newChildren, mask, count);
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Ref.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Ref.java
index 8684dea2d..b852965f5 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Ref.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/data/Ref.java
@@ -672,6 +672,19 @@ public static int mergeFlags(int a, int b) {
 	 */
 	public abstract Ref<T> ensureCanonical();
 
+	/**
+	 * Updates Refs in an arbitrary Cell
+	 * @param <T> Type of Cell
+	 * @param o Cell to update
+	 * @param func Ref update function
+	 * @return Updated Cell (will be the same cell if Refs unchanged)
+	 */
+	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+	public static <T extends ACell> T update(T o, IRefFunction func) {
+		if (o==null) return o;
+		return (T) o.updateRefs(func);
+	}
+
 	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
 	public static <R extends ACell> R updateRefs(R a, IRefFunction func) {
 		if (a==null) return null;
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Invoke.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Invoke.java
index c73ed3315..1cc8ed67e 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Invoke.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/transactions/Invoke.java
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public <R extends ACell> Ref<R> getRef(int i) {
 
 	@Override
 	public Invoke updateRefs(IRefFunction func) {
-		ACell newCommand = Utils.updateRefs(command, func);
+		ACell newCommand = Ref.update(command, func);
 		if (newCommand == command) return this;
 		return Invoke.create(origin,getSequence(), newCommand);
 	}
diff --git a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/util/Utils.java b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/util/Utils.java
index 4005883f4..3457b4a82 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/util/Utils.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/main/java/convex/core/util/Utils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 import convex.core.data.AVector;
 import convex.core.data.Blob;
 import convex.core.data.BlobBuilder;
-import convex.core.data.IRefFunction;
 import convex.core.data.Ref;
 import convex.core.data.Vectors;
 import convex.core.data.prim.CVMLong;
@@ -1171,12 +1170,6 @@ public static <R extends ACell> Ref<R> getRef(ACell o, int i) {
 		return o.getRef(i);
 	}
 
-	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-	public static <T extends ACell> T updateRefs(T o, IRefFunction func) {
-		if (o==null) return o;
-		return (T) o.updateRefs(func);
-	}
-
 	public static int bitCount(short mask) {
 		return Integer.bitCount(mask & 0xFFFF);
 	}
diff --git a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/StateTest.java b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/StateTest.java
index c41093669..50b17e45a 100644
--- a/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/StateTest.java
+++ b/convex-core/src/test/java/convex/core/StateTest.java
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public void testMultiCellTrip() throws BadFormatException {
 		// Hash of a known value in the tree that should be encoded
 		Hash check=Hash.fromHex("1fe0a93790d5e2a6d6d31db57edc611b128afe97941af611f65b703006ba5387");
 
-		Refs.visitAllRefs(s.getRef(), r->{
-			if (r.getHash().equals(check)) {
-				System.out.println(r.getValue());
-			}
-		});
+		//Refs.visitAllRefs(s.getRef(), r->{
+		//	if (r.getHash().equals(check)) {
+		//		System.out.println(r.getValue());
+		//	}
+		//});
 		
 		Blob b=Format.encodeMultiCell(s);