diff --git a/src/codeview.jl b/src/codeview.jl
index 02104072..5d799a66 100644
--- a/src/codeview.jl
+++ b/src/codeview.jl
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ function cthulhu_typed(io::IO, debuginfo::Symbol,
     preprinter = if src isa IRCode && inline_cost
         isa(mi, MethodInstance) || throw("`mi::MethodInstance` is required")
         if isa(src, IRCode)
-            if VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258"
+            @static if VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258"
                 code = src.stmts.inst
             else
                 code = src.stmts.stmt
diff --git a/src/reflection.jl b/src/reflection.jl
index 16377e67..6f559910 100644
--- a/src/reflection.jl
+++ b/src/reflection.jl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function find_callsites(interp::AbstractInterpreter, CI::Union{Core.CodeInfo, IR
     sptypes = sptypes_from_meth_instance(mi)
     callsites, sourcenodes = Callsite[], Union{TypedSyntax.MaybeTypedSyntaxNode,Callsite}[]
     if isa(CI, IRCode)
-        if VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258"
+        @static if VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258"
             stmts = CI.stmts.inst
         else
             stmts = CI.stmts.stmt
diff --git a/test/test_Cthulhu.jl b/test/test_Cthulhu.jl
index 2fd3524c..fefff45e 100644
--- a/test/test_Cthulhu.jl
+++ b/test/test_Cthulhu.jl
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ end
     end
 
     let (; src) = cthulhu_info(M.g, Tuple{Vector{Float64}})
-        stmts = VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258" ? src.stmts.inst : src.stmts.stmt
+        stmts = @static VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258" ? src.stmts.inst : src.stmts.stmt
         @test all(stmts) do stmt
             isa(stmt, Core.GotoNode) || (isa(stmt, Core.ReturnNode) && isdefined(stmt, :val))
         end
     end
 
     let (; src) = cthulhu_info(M.h, Tuple{Vector{Float64}})
-        stmts = VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258" ? src.stmts.inst : src.stmts.stmt
+        stmts = @static VERSION < v"1.11.0-DEV.258" ? src.stmts.inst : src.stmts.stmt
         @test count(!isnothing, stmts) == 2
         stmt = stmts[end]
         @test isa(stmt, Core.ReturnNode) && !isdefined(stmt, :val)
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ end
     j = only(findall(iscall((src, sin_noconstprop)), src.code))
     @test i < j
     pc2remarks = interp.remarks[mi]
-    Base.VERSION >= v"1.8" && @test any(pc2remarks) do (pc, msg)
+    @test any(pc2remarks) do (pc, msg)
         pc == j && occursin("Disabled by method parameter", msg)
     end
 end