diff --git a/src/mcnp/mcnp_funcs.cpp b/src/mcnp/mcnp_funcs.cpp
index f4af323df..0e6900bbb 100644
--- a/src/mcnp/mcnp_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/mcnp/mcnp_funcs.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "DagMC.hpp"
 #include "dagmcmetadata.hpp"
+#include "util.hpp"
+
 using moab::DagMC;
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -200,8 +202,8 @@ void write_cell_cards(std::ostringstream& lcadfile,
       // that material numbers are assigned
       mat_num = DMD->volume_material_data_eh[entity];
       // if we cant make an int from the mat_num
-      if (dagmcMetaData::to_lower(mat_num) != dagmcMetaData::to_lower(DMD->graveyard_mat_str()) &&
-          dagmcMetaData::to_lower(mat_num) != dagmcMetaData::to_lower(DMD->vacuum_mat_str())) {
+      if (dagmc_utils::lowercase_str(mat_num) != dagmc_utils::lowercase_str(DMD->graveyard_mat_str()) &&
+          dagmc_utils::lowercase_str(mat_num) != dagmc_utils::lowercase_str(DMD->vacuum_mat_str())) {
         if (!DMD->try_to_make_int(mat_num)) {
           std::cerr << "Failed to cast material number to an integer"
                     << std::endl;