diff --git a/src/block/utils/BlockDataSerializer.php b/src/block/utils/BlockDataSerializer.php
index 1459e74f2..5a9eaadff 100644
--- a/src/block/utils/BlockDataSerializer.php
+++ b/src/block/utils/BlockDataSerializer.php
@@ -36,33 +36,33 @@ final class BlockDataSerializer{
 	 * @throws InvalidBlockStateException
 	 */
 	public static function readFacing(int $raw) : int{
-		static $map = [ //this is for redundancy, for when/if the FACING constant values change
+		$result = [ //this is for redundancy, for when/if the FACING constant values change
 			0 => Facing::DOWN,
 			1 => Facing::UP,
 			2 => Facing::NORTH,
 			3 => Facing::SOUTH,
 			4 => Facing::WEST,
 			5 => Facing::EAST
-		];
-		if(!isset($map[$raw])){
+		][$raw] ?? null;
+		if($result === null){
 			throw new InvalidBlockStateException("Invalid facing $raw");
 		}
-		return $map[$raw];
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	public static function writeFacing(int $facing) : int{
-		static $map = [ //again, for redundancy
+		$result = [ //again, for redundancy
 			Facing::DOWN => 0,
 			Facing::UP => 1,
 			Facing::NORTH => 2,
 			Facing::SOUTH => 3,
 			Facing::WEST => 4,
 			Facing::EAST => 5
-		];
-		if(!isset($map[$facing])){
+		][$facing] ?? null;
+		if($result === null){
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Invalid facing $facing");
 		}
-		return $map[$facing];
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -87,29 +87,29 @@ final class BlockDataSerializer{
 	 * @throws InvalidBlockStateException
 	 */
 	public static function readLegacyHorizontalFacing(int $raw) : int{
-		static $map = [ //again, for redundancy
+		$result = [ //again, for redundancy
 			0 => Facing::SOUTH,
 			1 => Facing::WEST,
 			2 => Facing::NORTH,
 			3 => Facing::EAST
-		];
-		if(!isset($map[$raw])){
+		][$raw] ?? null;
+		if($result === null){
 			throw new InvalidBlockStateException("Invalid legacy facing $raw");
 		}
-		return $map[$raw];
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	public static function writeLegacyHorizontalFacing(int $facing) : int{
-		static $map = [
+		$result = [
 			Facing::SOUTH => 0,
 			Facing::WEST => 1,
 			Facing::NORTH => 2,
 			Facing::EAST => 3
-		];
-		if(!isset($map[$facing])){
+		][$facing] ?? null;
+		if($result === null){
 			throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Invalid Y-axis facing");
 		}
-		return $map[$facing];
+		return $result;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/block/utils/PillarRotationTrait.php b/src/block/utils/PillarRotationTrait.php
index 8685ddb57..7ae8f8cc6 100644
--- a/src/block/utils/PillarRotationTrait.php
+++ b/src/block/utils/PillarRotationTrait.php
@@ -62,25 +62,24 @@ trait PillarRotationTrait{
 	}
 
 	protected function readAxisFromMeta(int $meta) : void{
-		static $map = [
+		$axis = $meta >> $this->getAxisMetaShift();
+		$mapped = [
 			0 => Axis::Y,
 			1 => Axis::X,
 			2 => Axis::Z
-		];
-		$axis = $meta >> $this->getAxisMetaShift();
-		if(!isset($map[$axis])){
+		][$axis] ?? null;
+		if($mapped === null){
 			throw new InvalidBlockStateException("Invalid axis meta $axis");
 		}
-		$this->axis = $map[$axis];
+		$this->axis = $mapped;
 	}
 
 	protected function writeAxisToMeta() : int{
-		static $bits = [
+		return [
 			Axis::Y => 0,
 			Axis::Z => 2,
 			Axis::X => 1
-		];
-		return $bits[$this->axis] << $this->getAxisMetaShift();
+		][$this->axis] << $this->getAxisMetaShift();
 	}
 
 	/**