diff --git a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor.h b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor.h
index 63706ac849..f43d389e10 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/AP_InertialSensor.h
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ class AP_InertialSensor : AP_AccelCal_Client
     friend class AP_InertialSensor_Backend;
 
 public:
-    static AP_InertialSensor create() { return AP_InertialSensor{}; }
-
-    constexpr AP_InertialSensor(AP_InertialSensor &&other) = default;
+    AP_InertialSensor();
 
     /* Do not allow copies */
     AP_InertialSensor(const AP_InertialSensor &other) = delete;
@@ -346,8 +344,6 @@ public:
     BatchSampler batchsampler{*this};
 
 private:
-    AP_InertialSensor();
-
     // load backend drivers
     bool _add_backend(AP_InertialSensor_Backend *backend);
     void _start_backends();
diff --git a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/examples/INS_generic/INS_generic.cpp b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/examples/INS_generic/INS_generic.cpp
index 1a0248ca76..a6f338b8a8 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/examples/INS_generic/INS_generic.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_InertialSensor/examples/INS_generic/INS_generic.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 
 const AP_HAL::HAL &hal = AP_HAL::get_HAL();
 
-static AP_InertialSensor ins = AP_InertialSensor::create();
+static AP_InertialSensor ins;
 
 static void display_offsets_and_scaling();
 static void run_test();
 
 // board specific config
-static AP_BoardConfig BoardConfig = AP_BoardConfig::create();
+static AP_BoardConfig BoardConfig;
 
 void setup(void);
 void loop(void);