diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
index 0f0196181e4c..7e2fe1c86f42 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import project.Meta
 import project.Nothing.Nothing
 import project.Panic.Panic
 import project.Warning.Warning
+import project.Internal.Any_Helpers
 from project.Data.Boolean import Boolean, False, True
 from project.Data.Ordering import all
 from project.Data.Range.Extensions import all
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ type Any
 
              7.to_text
     to_text : Text
-    to_text self = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_text"
+    to_text self = Any_Helpers.any_to_text self
 
     ## GROUP convert
        ICON enso_logo
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ type Any
              ## Returns a Text
                 'Hello World!'
     pretty : Text
-    pretty self = @Builtin_Method "Any.pretty"
+    pretty self = Any_Helpers.any_pretty self
 
     ## PRIVATE
        Generic conversion of an arbitrary Enso value to a corresponding short
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ type Any
 
              7.to_display_text
     to_display_text : Text
-    to_display_text self = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_display_text"
+    to_display_text self = Any_Helpers.any_to_display_text self
 
     ## ALIAS equals
        GROUP Operators
@@ -156,7 +157,7 @@ type Any
                  a = 7 * 21
                  a == 147
     == : Any -> Boolean
-    == self that = @Builtin_Method "Any.=="
+    == self that = Any_Helpers.any_equals self that
 
     ## ALIAS not equals
        GROUP Operators
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ type Any
        Arguments:
        - handler: The function to call on this if it is an error value.
     catch_primitive : (Error -> Any) -> Any
-    catch_primitive self handler = @Builtin_Method "Any.catch_primitive"
+    catch_primitive self handler = Any_Helpers.any_catch_primitive self handler
 
     ## ICON column_add
        Transforms an error.
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Any_Helpers.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Any_Helpers.enso
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c5a908bd8078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/Any_Helpers.enso
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+private
+
+any_equals o1 o2 = @Builtin_Method "Any.=="
+any_to_text obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_text"
+any_to_display_text obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_display_text"
+any_pretty obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.pretty"
+any_catch_primitive obj handler = @Builtin_Method "Any.catch_primitive"
diff --git a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/IO_Helpers.enso b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/IO_Helpers.enso
index f5f31e4cb855..9eb7172dc7c0 100644
--- a/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/IO_Helpers.enso
+++ b/distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Internal/IO_Helpers.enso
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 private
 
 println message ends_with = @Builtin_Method "IO.println"
+any_to_text obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_text"
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/error/CatchAnyNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/error/CatchAnyNode.java
index 6523dca58061..053698df1efc 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/error/CatchAnyNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/error/CatchAnyNode.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CatchAnyNode extends Node {
     this.invokeCallableNode.setTailStatus(BaseNode.TailStatus.TAIL_DIRECT);
   }
 
-  Object execute(Object self, Object handler) {
-    return self;
+  Object execute(Object obj, Object handler) {
+    return obj;
   }
 }
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/EqualsBuiltinNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/EqualsBuiltinNode.java
index 2f4789ad5882..8d400cb4e204 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/EqualsBuiltinNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/meta/EqualsBuiltinNode.java
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ static EqualsBuiltinNode build() {
    * Compares two objects for equality.
    *
    * @param frame the stack frame we are executing at
-   * @param self the self object
+   * @param obj the self object
    * @param other the other object
    * @return {@code true} if {@code self} and {@code that} seem equal
    */
-  public Object execute(VirtualFrame frame, Object self, Object other) {
-    var areEqual = node.execute(frame, self, other);
+  public Object execute(VirtualFrame frame, Object obj, Object other) {
+    var areEqual = node.execute(frame, obj, other);
     if (areEqual.getWarnings() != null) {
       if (append == null) {
         CompilerDirectives.transferToInterpreterAndInvalidate();
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyPrettyNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyPrettyNode.java
index 2d1301804798..63e0d3f2bf2d 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyPrettyNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyPrettyNode.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public static AnyPrettyNode build() {
     return AnyPrettyNodeGen.create();
   }
 
-  public abstract Text execute(Object self);
+  public abstract Text execute(Object obj);
 
   @Specialization
   Text doAtom(Atom at) {
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToDisplayTextNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToDisplayTextNode.java
index 29677b9b90f0..88b450c286f6 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToDisplayTextNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToDisplayTextNode.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static AnyToDisplayTextNode build() {
     return AnyToDisplayTextNodeGen.create();
   }
 
-  abstract Text execute(Object self);
+  abstract Text execute(Object obj);
 
   @Specialization(guards = {"iop.isException(self)", "iop.hasExceptionMessage(self)"})
   Text showExceptions(Object self, @Shared("iop") @CachedLibrary(limit = "3") InteropLibrary iop) {
diff --git a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToTextNode.java b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToTextNode.java
index d398f7fe4456..1f397e546330 100644
--- a/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToTextNode.java
+++ b/engine/runtime/src/main/java/org/enso/interpreter/node/expression/builtin/text/AnyToTextNode.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static AnyToTextNode build() {
     return AnyToTextNodeGen.create();
   }
 
-  public abstract Text execute(Object self);
+  public abstract Text execute(Object obj);
 
   @Specialization
   Text doAtom(Atom at) {
diff --git a/test/micro-distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso b/test/micro-distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
index e74970f4350d..1f7a8febd083 100644
--- a/test/micro-distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
+++ b/test/micro-distribution/lib/Standard/Base/0.0.0-dev/src/Any.enso
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import project.Data.Boolean.Boolean.False
 
 @Builtin_Type
 type Any
-    catch_primitive handler = @Builtin_Method "Any.catch_primitive"
-    to_text self = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_text"
-    to_display_text self = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_display_text"
+    catch_primitive self handler = any_catch_primitive self handler
+    to_text self = any_to_text self
+    to_display_text self = any_to_display_text self
     is_error self = False
-    == self other = @Builtin_Method "Any.=="
+    == self other = any_equals self other
     != self other = (self == other).not
     < self other = Default_Comparator.less_than_builtin self other
     <= self other = Default_Comparator.less_than_builtin self other || Any.== self other
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ type Default_Comparator
 
     ## PRIVATE
     less_than_builtin left right = @Builtin_Method "Default_Comparator.less_than_builtin"
+
+any_to_text obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_text"
+any_to_display_text obj = @Builtin_Method "Any.to_display_text"
+any_catch_primitive obj handler = @Builtin_Method "Any.catch_primitive"
+any_equals o1 o2 = @Builtin_Method "Any.=="