diff --git a/src/core/annotation.js b/src/core/annotation.js
index 6540e0841..d6aa45d96 100644
--- a/src/core/annotation.js
+++ b/src/core/annotation.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ AnnotationFactory.prototype = /** @lends AnnotationFactory.prototype */ {
 
       case 'Widget':
         var fieldType = Util.getInheritableProperty(dict, 'FT');
-        if (isName(fieldType) && fieldType.name === 'Tx') {
+        if (isName(fieldType, 'Tx')) {
           return new TextWidgetAnnotation(parameters);
         }
         return new WidgetAnnotation(parameters);
@@ -338,10 +338,9 @@ var Annotation = (function AnnotationClosure() {
       }
       if (borderStyle.has('BS')) {
         var dict = borderStyle.get('BS');
-        var dictType;
+        var dictType = dict.get('Type');
 
-        if (!dict.has('Type') || (isName(dictType = dict.get('Type')) &&
-                                  dictType.name === 'Border')) {
+        if (!dictType || isName(dictType, 'Border')) {
           this.borderStyle.setWidth(dict.get('W'));
           this.borderStyle.setStyle(dict.get('S'));
           this.borderStyle.setDashArray(dict.getArray('D'));
diff --git a/src/core/crypto.js b/src/core/crypto.js
index dfbadae4d..f30d9a69a 100644
--- a/src/core/crypto.js
+++ b/src/core/crypto.js
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ var CipherTransformFactory = (function CipherTransformFactoryClosure() {
 
   function CipherTransformFactory(dict, fileId, password) {
     var filter = dict.get('Filter');
-    if (!isName(filter) || filter.name !== 'Standard') {
+    if (!isName(filter, 'Standard')) {
       error('unknown encryption method');
     }
     this.dict = dict;
diff --git a/src/core/evaluator.js b/src/core/evaluator.js
index 904ae6cd2..dcfeb2771 100644
--- a/src/core/evaluator.js
+++ b/src/core/evaluator.js
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
 
         var groupSubtype = group.get('S');
         var colorSpace;
-        if (isName(groupSubtype) && groupSubtype.name === 'Transparency') {
+        if (isName(groupSubtype, 'Transparency')) {
           groupOptions.isolated = (group.get('I') || false);
           groupOptions.knockout = (group.get('K') || false);
           colorSpace = (group.has('CS') ?
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
             gStateObj.push([key, value]);
             break;
           case 'SMask':
-            if (isName(value) && value.name === 'None') {
+            if (isName(value, 'None')) {
               gStateObj.push([key, false]);
               break;
             }
@@ -890,8 +890,7 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
                 assert(isStream(xobj), 'XObject should be a stream');
 
                 var type = xobj.dict.get('Subtype');
-                assert(isName(type),
-                  'XObject should have a Name subtype');
+                assert(isName(type), 'XObject should have a Name subtype');
 
                 if (type.name === 'Form') {
                   stateManager.save();
@@ -1602,8 +1601,7 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
               assert(isStream(xobj), 'XObject should be a stream');
 
               var type = xobj.dict.get('Subtype');
-              assert(isName(type),
-                'XObject should have a Name subtype');
+              assert(isName(type), 'XObject should have a Name subtype');
 
               if ('Form' !== type.name) {
                 xobjsCache.key = name;
diff --git a/src/core/obj.js b/src/core/obj.js
index b104f58fe..ba9f72f42 100644
--- a/src/core/obj.js
+++ b/src/core/obj.js
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
         var type = stream.dict.get('Type');
         var subtype = stream.dict.get('Subtype');
 
-        if (isName(type) && isName(subtype) &&
-            type.name === 'Metadata' && subtype.name === 'XML') {
+        if (isName(type, 'Metadata') && isName(subtype, 'XML')) {
           // XXX: This should examine the charset the XML document defines,
           // however since there are currently no real means to decode
           // arbitrary charsets, let's just hope that the author of the PDF
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
           assert(isDict(labelDict), 'The PageLabel is not a dictionary.');
 
           var type = labelDict.get('Type');
-          assert(!type || (isName(type) && type.name === 'PageLabel'),
+          assert(!type || isName(type, 'PageLabel'),
                  'Invalid type in PageLabel dictionary.');
 
           var s = labelDict.get('S');
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
       var javaScript = [];
       function appendIfJavaScriptDict(jsDict) {
         var type = jsDict.get('S');
-        if (!isName(type) || type.name !== 'JavaScript') {
+        if (!isName(type, 'JavaScript')) {
           return;
         }
         var js = jsDict.get('JS');
@@ -410,11 +409,11 @@ var Catalog = (function CatalogClosure() {
       var openactionDict = this.catDict.get('OpenAction');
       if (isDict(openactionDict, 'Action')) {
         var actionType = openactionDict.get('S');
-        if (isName(actionType) && actionType.name === 'Named') {
+        if (isName(actionType, 'Named')) {
           // The named Print action is not a part of the PDF 1.7 specification,
           // but is supported by many PDF readers/writers (including Adobe's).
           var action = openactionDict.get('N');
-          if (isName(action) && action.name === 'Print') {
+          if (isName(action, 'Print')) {
             javaScript.push('print({});');
           }
         } else {