diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/AclCommands.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/AclCommands.cs
index 7fa42b31424..072790a38ac 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/AclCommands.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/AclCommands.cs
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ public SwitchParameter Passthru
         /// Returns a newly allocated SACL with no ACEs in it.
         /// Free the returned SACL by calling Marshal.FreeHGlobal.
         /// </summary>
-        private IntPtr GetEmptySacl()
+        private static IntPtr GetEmptySacl()
         {
             IntPtr pSacl = IntPtr.Zero;
             bool ret = true;
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ private IntPtr GetSaclWithCapId(string capStr)
         /// and the previous state of this privilege. Free the returned token
         /// by calling NativeMethods.CloseHandle.
         /// </summary>
-        private IntPtr GetTokenWithEnabledPrivilege(
+        private static IntPtr GetTokenWithEnabledPrivilege(
             string privilege,
             NativeMethods.TOKEN_PRIVILEGE previousState)
         {
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/CertificateProvider.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/CertificateProvider.cs
index e60b817d4ec..188f836bb68 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/CertificateProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.Security/security/CertificateProvider.cs
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ private void AttemptToImportPkiModule()
             _hasAttemptedToLoadPkiModule = true;
         }
 
-        private string MyGetChildName(string path)
+        private static string MyGetChildName(string path)
         {
             // Verify the parameters
 
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@ private void DoRemove(X509Certificate2 cert, bool fDeleteKey, bool fMachine, str
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="storeHandle">An IntPtr for store handle.</param>
         /// <returns>No return.</returns>
-        private void CommitUserDS(IntPtr storeHandle)
+        private static void CommitUserDS(IntPtr storeHandle)
         {
             if (!Security.NativeMethods.CertControlStore(
                                         storeHandle,