diff --git a/src/Shared/TypeNameHelper/TypeNameHelper.cs b/src/Shared/TypeNameHelper/TypeNameHelper.cs
index 3994a074b6..d08b9b0439 100644
--- a/src/Shared/TypeNameHelper/TypeNameHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/TypeNameHelper/TypeNameHelper.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Internal
 {
-    internal class TypeNameHelper
+    internal static class TypeNameHelper
     {
         private const char DefaultNestedTypeDelimiter = '+';