diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Eiffel.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Eiffel.py
index 24fac14..8c39746 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Eiffel.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Eiffel.py
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
         if self.pre:
-            apply(self.pre, args, kw)
-        Result = apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+            self.pre(*args, **kw)
+        Result = self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
         if self.post:
-            apply(self.post, (Result,) + args, kw)
+            self.post(Result, *args, **kw)
         return Result
 
 class EiffelHelper(MetaHelper):
diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Meta.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Meta.py
index 580f582..9529e0f 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Meta.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Meta.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         self.__name__ = self.func.__name__
 
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
-        return apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+        return self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
 
 class MetaHelper:
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
             init = inst.__getattr__('__init__')
         except AttributeError:
             init = lambda: None
-        apply(init, args, kw)
+        init(*args, **kw)
         return inst
 
 
diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Simple.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Simple.py
index 03ed259..e3e54f7 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Simple.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Simple.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         self.instance = instance
     def __call__(self, *args):
         print "calling", self.function, "for", self.instance, "with", args
-        return apply(self.function, (self.instance,) + args)
+        return self.function(self.instance, *args)
 
 Trace = Tracing('Trace', (), {})
 
diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
index 80e52d9..cd13e86 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Synch.py
@@ -148,10 +148,10 @@
 class LockingMethodWrapper(MetaMethodWrapper):
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
         if self.__name__[:1] == '_' and self.__name__[1:] != '_':
-            return apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+            return self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
         self.inst.__lock__.acquire()
         try:
-            return apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+            return self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
         finally:
             self.inst.__lock__.release()
 
diff --git a/Demo/metaclasses/Trace.py b/Demo/metaclasses/Trace.py
index 69b9fab..97fda56 100644
--- a/Demo/metaclasses/Trace.py
+++ b/Demo/metaclasses/Trace.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             init = inst.__getattr__('__init__')
         except AttributeError:
             init = lambda: None
-        apply(init, args, kw)
+        init(*args, **kw)
         return inst
 
     __trace_output__ = None
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         self.func = func
         self.inst = inst
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
-        return apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+        return self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
 
 class TracingWrapper(NotTracingWrapper):
     def __call__(self, *args, **kw):
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
                                  "calling %s, inst=%s, args=%s, kw=%s",
                                  self.__name__, self.inst, args, kw)
         try:
-            rv = apply(self.func, (self.inst,) + args, kw)
+            rv = self.func(self.inst, *args, **kw)
         except:
             t, v, tb = sys.exc_info()
             self.inst.__trace_call__(self.inst.__trace_output__,