diff --git a/rtengine/dcp.cc b/rtengine/dcp.cc
index 9b3d852fc..9dd01330b 100644
--- a/rtengine/dcp.cc
+++ b/rtengine/dcp.cc
@@ -1691,18 +1691,8 @@ void DCPProfile::step2ApplyTile(float *rc, float *gc, float *bc, int width, int
 // Generates as singleton
 DCPStore* DCPStore::getInstance()
 {
-    static DCPStore* instance_ = 0;
-
-    if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-        static MyMutex smutex_;
-        MyMutex::MyLock lock(smutex_);
-
-        if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-            instance_ = new DCPStore();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static DCPStore instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 // Reads all profiles from the given profiles dir
diff --git a/rtengine/iccstore.cc b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
index 195da3fe3..bad4e8dfa 100644
--- a/rtengine/iccstore.cc
+++ b/rtengine/iccstore.cc
@@ -192,18 +192,8 @@ ICCStore::makeStdGammaProfile(cmsHPROFILE iprof)
 ICCStore*
 ICCStore::getInstance(void)
 {
-    static ICCStore* instance_ = 0;
-
-    if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-        static MyMutex smutex_;
-        MyMutex::MyLock lock(smutex_);
-
-        if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-            instance_ = new ICCStore();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static ICCStore instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 ICCStore::ICCStore ()
diff --git a/rtengine/lcp.cc b/rtengine/lcp.cc
index da042711a..903e54a0a 100644
--- a/rtengine/lcp.cc
+++ b/rtengine/lcp.cc
@@ -781,18 +781,8 @@ void XMLCALL LCPProfile::XmlEndHandler(void *pLCPProfile, const char *el)
 // Generates as singleton
 LCPStore* LCPStore::getInstance()
 {
-    static LCPStore* instance_ = 0;
-
-    if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-        static MyMutex smutex_;
-        MyMutex::MyLock lock(smutex_);
-
-        if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-            instance_ = new LCPStore();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static LCPStore instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 LCPProfile* LCPStore::getProfile (Glib::ustring filename)
diff --git a/rtgui/extprog.cc b/rtgui/extprog.cc
index 8e0ab225f..b6ef31255 100644
--- a/rtgui/extprog.cc
+++ b/rtgui/extprog.cc
@@ -74,18 +74,8 @@ bool ExtProgAction::Execute(std::vector<Glib::ustring> fileNames)
 // Generates as singleton
 ExtProgStore* ExtProgStore::getInstance()
 {
-    static ExtProgStore* instance_ = 0;
-
-    if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-        static MyMutex smutex_;
-        MyMutex::MyLock lock(smutex_);
-
-        if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-            instance_ = new ExtProgStore();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static ExtProgStore instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 ExtProgStore::~ExtProgStore()
diff --git a/rtgui/previewloader.cc b/rtgui/previewloader.cc
index 3fe1897ba..dd090a95e 100644
--- a/rtgui/previewloader.cc
+++ b/rtgui/previewloader.cc
@@ -168,19 +168,8 @@ PreviewLoader::PreviewLoader():
 
 PreviewLoader* PreviewLoader::getInstance(void)
 {
-    // this will not be deleted...
-    static PreviewLoader* instance_ = NULL;
-
-    if ( instance_ == NULL ) {
-        static MyMutex smutex_;
-        MyMutex::MyLock lock(smutex_);
-
-        if ( instance_ == NULL ) {
-            instance_ = new PreviewLoader();
-        }
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static PreviewLoader instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 void PreviewLoader::add(int dir_id, const Glib::ustring& dir_entry, PreviewLoaderListener* l)
diff --git a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
index 3f5861677..29160236e 100644
--- a/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
+++ b/rtgui/thumbimageupdater.cc
@@ -192,14 +192,8 @@ public:
 ThumbImageUpdater*
 ThumbImageUpdater::getInstance(void)
 {
-    // this will not be deleted...
-    static ThumbImageUpdater* instance_ = 0;
-
-    if ( instance_ == 0 ) {
-        instance_ = new ThumbImageUpdater();
-    }
-
-    return instance_;
+    static ThumbImageUpdater instance_;
+    return &instance_;
 }
 
 ThumbImageUpdater::ThumbImageUpdater():