diff --git a/user/src/com/google/gwt/core/client/impl/Impl.java b/user/src/com/google/gwt/core/client/impl/Impl.java
index 879a3eb4b7..29c8cbeb2f 100644
--- a/user/src/com/google/gwt/core/client/impl/Impl.java
+++ b/user/src/com/google/gwt/core/client/impl/Impl.java
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private static native Object undefined() /*-{
   }-*/;
 
   private static native void watchdogEntryDepthCancel(int timerId) /*-{
-    $wnd.clearTimeout(timerId);
+    clearTimeout(timerId);
   }-*/;
 
   private static void watchdogEntryDepthRun() {
@@ -406,6 +406,6 @@ private static void watchdogEntryDepthRun() {
   }
 
   private static native int watchdogEntryDepthSchedule() /*-{
-    return $wnd.setTimeout(@Impl::watchdogEntryDepthRun(), 10);
+    return setTimeout(@Impl::watchdogEntryDepthRun(), 10);
   }-*/;
 }