diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicatedEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicatedEvent.java
index 364f1b4..375ca29 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicatedEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicatedEvent.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
   @Override
   public Project.NameKey getProjectNameKey() {
-    return new Project.NameKey(project);
+    return Project.nameKey(project);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicationDoneEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicationDoneEvent.java
index 90595b3..c5c56c3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicationDoneEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/RefReplicationDoneEvent.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   @Override
   public Project.NameKey getProjectNameKey() {
-    return new Project.NameKey(project);
+    return Project.nameKey(project);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationQueue.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationQueue.java
index d2a34be..8484d2a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationQueue.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationQueue.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
       return;
     }
 
-    Project.NameKey project = new Project.NameKey(projectName);
+    Project.NameKey project = Project.nameKey(projectName);
     for (Destination cfg : config.getDestinations(FilterType.ALL)) {
       if (cfg.wouldPushProject(project) && cfg.wouldPushRef(refName)) {
         String eventKey = eventsStorage.persist(projectName, refName);
@@ -137,14 +137,14 @@
 
   @Override
   public void onProjectDeleted(ProjectDeletedListener.Event event) {
-    Project.NameKey p = new Project.NameKey(event.getProjectName());
+    Project.NameKey p = Project.nameKey(event.getProjectName());
     config.getURIs(Optional.empty(), p, FilterType.PROJECT_DELETION).entries().stream()
         .forEach(e -> e.getKey().scheduleDeleteProject(e.getValue(), p));
   }
 
   @Override
   public void onHeadUpdated(HeadUpdatedListener.Event event) {
-    Project.NameKey p = new Project.NameKey(event.getProjectName());
+    Project.NameKey p = Project.nameKey(event.getProjectName());
     config.getURIs(Optional.empty(), p, FilterType.ALL).entries().stream()
         .forEach(e -> e.getKey().scheduleUpdateHead(e.getValue(), p, event.getNewHeadName()));
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationScheduledEvent.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationScheduledEvent.java
index 301219f..849cde2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationScheduledEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/replication/ReplicationScheduledEvent.java
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@
 
   @Override
   public Project.NameKey getProjectNameKey() {
-    return new Project.NameKey(project);
+    return Project.nameKey(project);
   }
 }