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 83d5edbb1d6..2143aac8f71 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 d9f1a3a920c..2bc1f8e5eca 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);
     }
diff --git a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/test/java/sootup/apk/frontend/ApkToDexTest.java b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/test/java/sootup/apk/frontend/ApkToDexTest.java
index 3ae04a2b6e8..5f9e6ae37a7 100644
--- a/sootup.apk.frontend/src/test/java/sootup/apk/frontend/ApkToDexTest.java
+++ b/sootup.apk.frontend/src/test/java/sootup/apk/frontend/ApkToDexTest.java
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ public void loadOneClass() {
             Paths.get(apk_path), "", DexBodyInterceptors.Default.bodyInterceptors());
     JavaView view = new JavaView(sootClassApkAnalysisInputLocation);
     String className = "android.support.v4.app.FragmentState$1";
-    String methodName = "FragmentState$1";
+    String methodName = "<init>";
     ClassType classType = view.getIdentifierFactory().getClassType(className);
     assertTrue(view.getClass(classType).isPresent());
     // Retrieve class
-    SootClass sootClass = (SootClass) view.getClass(classType).get();
+    SootClass sootClass = view.getClass(classType).get();
     // write MethodSignature
     MethodSignature methodSignature =
         new MethodSignature(classType, methodName, Collections.emptyList(), VoidType.getInstance());