diff --git a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/dexpler/DexMethod.java b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/dexpler/DexMethod.java
index 83d5edbb1d..2143aac8f7 100644
--- a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/dexpler/DexMethod.java
+++ b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/dexpler/DexMethod.java
@@ -53,14 +53,10 @@ public JavaSootMethod makeSootMethod(
       final Method method, List<BodyInterceptor> bodyInterceptors, @Nonnull View view) {
     int modifierFlags = method.getAccessFlags();
     if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifierFlags) || Modifier.isNative(modifierFlags)) {
-      String className = declaringclassType.getClassName();
-      if (DexUtil.isByteCodeClassName(className)) {
-        className = DexUtil.dottedClassName(className);
-      }
       MethodSignature methodSignature =
           new MethodSignature(
               declaringclassType,
-              className,
+              method.getName(),
               Collections.emptyList(),
               DexUtil.toSootType(method.getReturnType(), 0));
       DexMethodSource dexMethodSource =
diff --git a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/main/DexBody.java b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/main/DexBody.java
index d9f1a3a920..2bc1f8e5ec 100644
--- a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/main/DexBody.java
+++ b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/main/java/sootup/apk/frontend/main/DexBody.java
@@ -330,13 +330,12 @@ public JavaSootMethod makeSootMethod(
     // If the Nop Statements are not removed, graph.initializeWith throws a runtime exception
     // It is only for the case where there is a JNop Statement after the return statement. Crazy
     // android code :(
-    String className = classType.getClassName();
-    if (DexUtil.isByteCodeClassName(className)) {
-      className = DexUtil.dottedClassName(className);
-    }
     MethodSignature methodSignature =
         new MethodSignature(
-            classType, className, parameterTypes, DexUtil.toSootType(method.getReturnType(), 0));
+            classType,
+            method.getName(),
+            parameterTypes,
+            DexUtil.toSootType(method.getReturnType(), 0));
     while (stmtList.get(stmtList.size() - 1) instanceof JNopStmt) {
       stmtList.remove(stmtList.size() - 1);
     }