diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
index cd9a11a794..b8e971196f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ MinorCPU::MinorCPU(const MinorCPUParams &params) :
         fatal("The Minor model doesn't support checking (yet)\n");
     }
 
-    minor::MinorDynInst::init();
-
     pipeline = new minor::Pipeline(*this, params);
     activityRecorder = pipeline->getActivityRecorder();
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.cc b/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.cc
index 8a076474c5..dfff813975 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.cc
@@ -77,18 +77,13 @@ operator <<(std::ostream &os, const InstId &id)
     return os;
 }
 
-MinorDynInstPtr MinorDynInst::bubbleInst = NULL;
-
-void
-MinorDynInst::init()
-{
-    if (!bubbleInst) {
-        bubbleInst = new MinorDynInst(nullStaticInstPtr);
-        assert(bubbleInst->isBubble());
-        /* Make bubbleInst immortal */
-        bubbleInst->incref();
-    }
-}
+MinorDynInstPtr MinorDynInst::bubbleInst = []() {
+    auto *inst = new MinorDynInst(nullStaticInstPtr);
+    assert(inst->isBubble());
+    // Make bubbleInst immortal.
+    inst->incref();
+    return inst;
+}();
 
 bool
 MinorDynInst::isLastOpInInst() const
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.hh b/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.hh
index 96a1649a73..ec986cdc7f 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/dyn_inst.hh
@@ -267,9 +267,6 @@ class MinorDynInst : public RefCounted
      *  a whole instruction or the last microop from a macroop */
     bool isLastOpInInst() const;
 
-    /** Initialise the class */
-    static void init();
-
     /** Print (possibly verbose) instruction information for
      *  MinorTrace using the given Named object's name */
     void minorTraceInst(const Named &named_object,