diff --git a/gunicorn/config.py b/gunicorn/config.py
index c8f8f16d..768b03fd 100644
--- a/gunicorn/config.py
+++ b/gunicorn/config.py
@@ -1496,9 +1496,10 @@ class OnStarting(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def on_starting(server):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(on_starting)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just before the master process is initialized.
 
@@ -1512,9 +1513,10 @@ class OnReload(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def on_reload(server):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(on_reload)
+
     desc = """\
         Called to recycle workers during a reload via SIGHUP.
 
@@ -1528,9 +1530,10 @@ class WhenReady(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def when_ready(server):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(when_ready)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just after the server is started.
 
@@ -1544,9 +1547,10 @@ class Prefork(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(2)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def pre_fork(server, worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server, worker):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(pre_fork)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just before a worker is forked.
 
@@ -1561,9 +1565,10 @@ class Postfork(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(2)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def post_fork(server, worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server, worker):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(post_fork)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just after a worker has been forked.
 
@@ -1578,10 +1583,10 @@ class PostWorkerInit(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def post_worker_init(worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(worker):
         pass
 
-    default = staticmethod(post_worker_init)
     desc = """\
         Called just after a worker has initialized the application.
 
@@ -1595,10 +1600,10 @@ class WorkerInt(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def worker_int(worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(worker):
         pass
 
-    default = staticmethod(worker_int)
     desc = """\
         Called just after a worker exited on SIGINT or SIGQUIT.
 
@@ -1613,10 +1618,11 @@ class WorkerAbort(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def worker_abort(worker):
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(worker):
         pass
 
-    default = staticmethod(worker_abort)
     desc = """\
         Called when a worker received the SIGABRT signal.
 
@@ -1633,9 +1639,10 @@ class PreExec(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(1)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def pre_exec(server):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(pre_exec)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just before a new master process is forked.
 
@@ -1649,9 +1656,10 @@ class PreRequest(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(2)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def pre_request(worker, req):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(worker, req):
         worker.log.debug("%s %s" % (req.method, req.path))
-    default = staticmethod(pre_request)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just before a worker processes the request.
 
@@ -1666,9 +1674,10 @@ class PostRequest(Setting):
     validator = validate_post_request
     type = six.callable
 
-    def post_request(worker, req, environ, resp):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(worker, req, environ, resp):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(post_request)
+
     desc = """\
         Called after a worker processes the request.
 
@@ -1683,9 +1692,10 @@ class ChildExit(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(2)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def child_exit(server, worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server, worker):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(child_exit)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just after a worker has been exited, in the master process.
 
@@ -1702,9 +1712,10 @@ class WorkerExit(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(2)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def worker_exit(server, worker):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server, worker):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(worker_exit)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just after a worker has been exited, in the worker process.
 
@@ -1719,9 +1730,10 @@ class NumWorkersChanged(Setting):
     validator = validate_callable(3)
     type = six.callable
 
-    def nworkers_changed(server, new_value, old_value):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server, new_value, old_value):
         pass
-    default = staticmethod(nworkers_changed)
+
     desc = """\
         Called just after *num_workers* has been changed.
 
@@ -1737,10 +1749,10 @@ class OnExit(Setting):
     section = "Server Hooks"
     validator = validate_callable(1)
 
-    def on_exit(server):
+    @staticmethod
+    def default(server):
         pass
 
-    default = staticmethod(on_exit)
     desc = """\
         Called just before exiting Gunicorn.