diff --git a/kiss/src/kiss/FieldForms.hx b/kiss/src/kiss/FieldForms.hx
index 11b4d703..e8c51dfa 100644
--- a/kiss/src/kiss/FieldForms.hx
+++ b/kiss/src/kiss/FieldForms.hx
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class FieldForms {
     }
 
     static function funcOrMethod(formName:String, wholeExp:ReaderExp, args:Array<ReaderExp>, k:KissState):Field {
-        wholeExp.checkNumArgs(3, null, '($formName [optional :type] [name] [[argNames...]] [body...])');
+        wholeExp.checkNumArgs(2, null, '($formName [optional :type] [name] [[argNames...]] [body...])');
 
         var name = Helpers.varName(formName, args[0]);
         var access = fieldAccess(formName, name, args[0]);
diff --git a/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx b/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
index 604bae09..99237503 100644
--- a/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
+++ b/kiss/src/kiss/Helpers.hx
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ class Helpers {
             };
         }
 
-        var expr = k.convert(CallExp(Symbol("begin").withPos(body[0].pos), body).withPos(body[0].pos));
+        var expr = if (body.length == 0) {
+            EReturn(null).withMacroPosOf(if (name != null) name else argList);
+        } else {
+            k.convert(CallExp(Symbol("begin").withPos(body[0].pos), body).withPos(body[0].pos));
+        }
+
         if (returnsValue) {
             expr = EReturn(expr).withMacroPosOf(body[-1]);
         }
diff --git a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/flixel/FlxAssetsBackend.kiss b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/flixel/FlxAssetsBackend.kiss
index b7e9a529..afbce59d 100644
--- a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/flixel/FlxAssetsBackend.kiss
+++ b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/flixel/FlxAssetsBackend.kiss
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-(defmethod new [] 0)
+(defnew [])
 
 (defmethod loadText [filePath] (Assets.getText filePath))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestAssetsBackend.kiss b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestAssetsBackend.kiss
index 89627776..09974af5 100644
--- a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestAssetsBackend.kiss
+++ b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestAssetsBackend.kiss
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-(defmethod new [] 0)
+(defnew [])
 
 (defmethod loadText [filePath] (File.getContent filePath))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestGraphicsBackend.kiss b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestGraphicsBackend.kiss
index 91ea88e4..64c700c5 100644
--- a/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestGraphicsBackend.kiss
+++ b/projects/asciilib2/src/asciilib/backends/test/TestGraphicsBackend.kiss
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 (defprop &mut :Int letterHeight 0)
 (defprop &mut :Int drawCalled 0)
 
-(defmethod new [] 0)
+(defnew [])
 
 (defmethod :Void initialize [:String title :Int width :Int height :Int _letterWidth :Int _letterHeight]
     (set letterWidth _letterWidth)
diff --git a/projects/flixel-ascii-game/source/AsciiGameLogic.kiss b/projects/flixel-ascii-game/source/AsciiGameLogic.kiss
index f6f90c5f..d2341b02 100644
--- a/projects/flixel-ascii-game/source/AsciiGameLogic.kiss
+++ b/projects/flixel-ascii-game/source/AsciiGameLogic.kiss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defmethod new [] 0)
+(defnew [])
 
 (defmethod :Void initialize [:Assets assets]
     (assets.loadSurface "laptop" AssetPaths.laptop__srf))