diff --git a/androidshared/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/androidshared/data/Data.kt b/androidshared/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/androidshared/data/Data.kt
index 44a6020cd96..bb966ace614 100644
--- a/androidshared/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/androidshared/data/Data.kt
+++ b/androidshared/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/androidshared/data/Data.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ abstract class DataService(private val appState: AppState, private val onUpdate:
         onUpdate?.invoke()
     }
 
+    protected fun <T> data(key: String, default: T): DataDelegate<T> {
+        val data = Data(appState, key, default)
+        return DataDelegate(data)
+    }
+
     protected fun <T> data(key: String, default: T, updater: () -> T): DataDelegate<T> {
         val data = attachData(key, default) { updater() }
         return DataDelegate(data)
@@ -42,11 +47,6 @@ abstract class DataService(private val appState: AppState, private val onUpdate:
         return DataDelegate(data)
     }
 
-    protected fun <T> qualifiedData(key: String, default: T): DataDelegate<T> {
-        val data = Data(appState, key, default)
-        return DataDelegate(data)
-    }
-
     private fun <T> attachData(key: String, default: T, updater: (String?) -> T): Data<T> {
         val data = Data(appState, key, default)
         dataUpdaters.add(DataUpdater(data, updater))
diff --git a/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/formmanagement/FormsDataService.kt b/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/formmanagement/FormsDataService.kt
index 17bb76240da..19e23b2eb03 100644
--- a/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/formmanagement/FormsDataService.kt
+++ b/collect_app/src/main/java/org/odk/collect/android/formmanagement/FormsDataService.kt
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ class FormsDataService(
         projectDependencies.formsRepository.all
     }
 
-    private val syncing by qualifiedData(DataKeys.SYNC_STATUS_SYNCING, false)
-    private val serverError by qualifiedData<FormSourceException?>(DataKeys.SYNC_STATUS_ERROR, null)
-    private val diskError by qualifiedData<String?>(DataKeys.DISK_ERROR, null)
+    private val syncing by data(DataKeys.SYNC_STATUS_SYNCING, false)
+    private val serverError by data<FormSourceException?>(DataKeys.SYNC_STATUS_ERROR, null)
+    private val diskError by data<String?>(DataKeys.DISK_ERROR, null)
 
     fun getForms(projectId: String): Flow<List<Form>> {
         return forms.get(projectId)