diff --git a/src/ca/hostNameCache.cpp b/src/ca/hostNameCache.cpp
index 03ddab443..f4e6dfac6 100644
--- a/src/ca/hostNameCache.cpp
+++ b/src/ca/hostNameCache.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 #include "iocinf.h"
 #include "hostNameCache.h"
 
-epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < hostNameCache, 16 > > hostNameCache::pFreeList;
-
 hostNameCache::hostNameCache ( const osiSockAddr &addr, ipAddrToAsciiEngine &engine ) :
     ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous ( addr ),
     ioComplete ( false )
@@ -68,12 +66,3 @@ void hostNameCache::hostName ( char *pBuf, unsigned bufSize ) const
     }
 }
 
-void * hostNameCache::operator new ( size_t size )
-{
-    return hostNameCache::pFreeList->allocate ( size );
-}
-
-void hostNameCache::operator delete ( void *pCadaver, size_t size )
-{
-    hostNameCache::pFreeList->release ( pCadaver, size );
-}
diff --git a/src/ca/hostNameCache.h b/src/ca/hostNameCache.h
index fa17415a1..b29def436 100644
--- a/src/ca/hostNameCache.h
+++ b/src/ca/hostNameCache.h
@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@
 #ifndef hostNameCacheh  
 #define hostNameCacheh
 
+#ifdef epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#   define hostNameCache_epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#   undef epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#endif
+
 #include "ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous.h"
 #include "tsFreeList.h"
-#include "epicsSingleton.h"
+
+#ifdef hostNameCache_epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#   define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#endif
 
 class hostNameCache : public ipAddrToAsciiAsynchronous {
 public:
@@ -38,12 +46,9 @@ public:
     void destroy ();
     void ioCompletionNotify ( const char *pHostName );
     void hostName ( char *pBuf, unsigned bufLength ) const;
-    void * operator new ( size_t size );
-    void operator delete ( void *pCadaver, size_t size );
 private:
     bool ioComplete;
     char hostNameBuf [128];
-    static epicsSingleton < tsFreeList < class hostNameCache, 16 > > pFreeList;
 };
 
 #endif // #ifndef hostNameCacheh