diff --git a/src/ca/oldChannelNotify.cpp b/src/ca/oldChannelNotify.cpp
index f8e446d07..8edaf25b8 100644
--- a/src/ca/oldChannelNotify.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/oldChannelNotify.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
  *	505 665 1831
  */
 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#   pragma warning(disable:4355)
+#endif
+
 #define epicsAssertAuthor "Jeff Hill johill@lanl.gov"
 
 #define epicsExportSharedSymbols
@@ -21,18 +25,6 @@
 #include "oldAccess.h"
 #include "cac.h"
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( push )
-#   pragma warning ( disable:4660 )
-#endif
-
-template class tsFreeList < oldChannelNotify, 1024 >;
-template class epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < oldChannelNotify, 1024 > >;
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( pop )
-#endif
-
 epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < struct oldChannelNotify, 1024 > > oldChannelNotify::pFreeList;
 
 extern "C" void cacNoopConnHandler ( struct connection_handler_args )
@@ -45,9 +37,10 @@ extern "C" void cacNoopAccesRightsHandler ( struct access_rights_handler_args )
 
 oldChannelNotify::oldChannelNotify ( oldCAC & cacIn, const char *pName, 
         caCh * pConnCallBackIn, void * pPrivateIn, capri priority ) :
-    io ( cacIn.createChannel ( pName, *this, priority ) ), cacCtx ( cacIn ), 
+    cacCtx ( cacIn ), 
     pConnCallBack ( pConnCallBackIn ? pConnCallBackIn : cacNoopConnHandler ), 
-    pPrivate ( pPrivateIn ), pAccessRightsFunc ( cacNoopAccesRightsHandler )
+    pPrivate ( pPrivateIn ), pAccessRightsFunc ( cacNoopAccesRightsHandler ),
+    io ( cacIn.createChannel ( pName, *this, priority ) )
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ca/oldSubscription.cpp b/src/ca/oldSubscription.cpp
index 0b41b3984..8e8a9e0c0 100644
--- a/src/ca/oldSubscription.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/oldSubscription.cpp
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@
 #include "iocinf.h"
 #include "oldAccess.h"
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( push )
-#   pragma warning ( disable:4660 )
-#endif
-
-template class tsFreeList < oldSubscription, 1024 >;
-template class epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < oldSubscription, 1024 > >;
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( pop )
-#endif
-
 epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < struct oldSubscription, 1024 > > oldSubscription::pFreeList;
 
 oldSubscription::~oldSubscription ()
diff --git a/src/ca/putCallback.cpp b/src/ca/putCallback.cpp
index bdb8579c0..77b009a56 100644
--- a/src/ca/putCallback.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/putCallback.cpp
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@
 #include "iocinf.h"
 #include "oldAccess.h"
 
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( push )
-#   pragma warning ( disable:4660 )
-#endif
-
-template class tsFreeList < class putCallback, 1024 >;
-template class epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < class putCallback, 1024 > >;
-
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-#   pragma warning ( pop )
-#endif
-
 epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < class putCallback, 1024 > > putCallback::pFreeList;
 
 putCallback::putCallback ( oldChannelNotify &chanIn,