diff --git a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
index c765cbd0eb..a4e06c24c6 100644
--- a/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
+++ b/src/vt/registry/auto/auto_registry_general.h
@@ -78,13 +78,13 @@ static inline auto proxyOperatorToNewInstanceReg(Args... args) {
 /// MULTIPLE INSTANCES of the type will be created and discarded.
 /// This cannot be used for a stateful instance.
 /// This is an implementation detail that could be reconsidered.
-template <typename ObjTypeT, typename... Args>
+template <typename ObjTypeT, typename... ArgsT>
 struct FunctorAdapterArgs {
-  using FunctionPtrType = void (*)(Args...);
+  using FunctionPtrType = void (*)(ArgsT...);
   using ObjType = ObjTypeT;
 
   static constexpr FunctionPtrType getFunction() {
-    return &proxyOperatorToNewInstanceReg<ObjType, Args...>;
+    return &proxyOperatorToNewInstanceReg<ObjType, ArgsT...>;
   }
 
   static std::string traceGetEventType() {
@@ -97,12 +97,15 @@ struct FunctorAdapterArgs {
   static std::string traceGetEventName() {
     using TE = vt::util::demangle::TemplateExtract;
     using DU = vt::util::demangle::DemanglerUtils;
-    auto args = DU::join(",", TE::getTypeNames<Args...>());
+    std::vector<std::string> arg_types = {
+      TE::getTypeName<ArgsT>()...
+    };
+    auto args = DU::join(",", arg_types);
     return DU::removeSpaces("operator(" + args + ")");
   }
 
   static NumArgsType getNumArgs() {
-    return sizeof...(Args);
+    return sizeof...(ArgsT);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/src/vt/utils/demangle/demangle.h b/src/vt/utils/demangle/demangle.h
index 0592d7fe3c..783e848db8 100644
--- a/src/vt/utils/demangle/demangle.h
+++ b/src/vt/utils/demangle/demangle.h
@@ -129,32 +129,6 @@ struct TemplateExtract {
     return lastNamedPfType(prettyFunctionForValuePtr<T,value>(), "PF_VALUE_NAME");
   }
 
-  // 2+ args
-  template <typename T, typename Tx, typename... Ts>
-  static void getTypeNamesHelper(std::vector<std::string> & target) {
-    target.push_back(getTypeName<T>());
-    getTypeNamesHelper<Tx, Ts...>(target);
-  }
-
-  // 1 args (shouldnt be needed.. avoids Clang 9 compiler crash)
-  template <typename T>
-  static void getTypeNamesHelper(std::vector<std::string> & target) {
-    target.push_back(getTypeName<T>());
-  }
-
-  // 0 args
-  void getTypeNamesHelper(std::vector<std::string> & target) {
-  }
-
-  /// Return the type names of T..., as a sequence of strings.
-  /// Requires compiler extension support.
-  template <typename... T>
-  static std::vector<std::string> getTypeNames() {
-    std::vector<std::string> result;
-    getTypeNamesHelper<T...>(result);
-    return result;
-  }
-
   /// Given a string like 'a::b::c', return the namespace of 'a::b'.
   /// Removes leading '&', if present (as it appears for 'values representing types').
   /// Does not strip out extra template parameterization artifacts.