diff --git a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
index 49fa2d317..4e019cb0d 100644
--- a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
+++ b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ public:
                 bassert (lifetime == SingletonLifetime::createOnDemand || ! staticData.destructorCalled);
                 staticData.instance = &staticData.object;
                 new (staticData.instance) SharedSingleton (lifetime);
+                memoryBarrier();
                 instance = staticData.instance;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/beast_Atomic.h b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/beast_Atomic.h
index 9fcc92fcf..7650da579 100644
--- a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/beast_Atomic.h
+++ b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/memory/beast_Atomic.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ public:
     */
     Type compareAndSetValue (Type newValue, Type valueToCompare) noexcept;
 
-    /** Implements a memory read/write barrier. */
-    static void memoryBarrier() noexcept;
-
     //==============================================================================
    #if BEAST_64BIT
     BEAST_ALIGN (8)
@@ -373,8 +370,7 @@ inline Type Atomic<Type>::compareAndSetValue (const Type newValue, const Type va
   #endif
 }
 
-template <typename Type>
-inline void Atomic<Type>::memoryBarrier() noexcept
+inline void memoryBarrier() noexcept
 {
   #if BEAST_ATOMICS_MAC
     OSMemoryBarrier();
@@ -389,4 +385,5 @@ inline void Atomic<Type>::memoryBarrier() noexcept
   #pragma warning (pop)
 #endif
 
-#endif   // BEAST_ATOMIC_H_INCLUDED
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/threads/beast_Thread.cpp b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/threads/beast_Thread.cpp
index fbc5fa5c1..d9d5a7ab3 100644
--- a/src/beast/modules/beast_core/threads/beast_Thread.cpp
+++ b/src/beast/modules/beast_core/threads/beast_Thread.cpp
@@ -322,14 +322,14 @@ public:
             test.expect (a.get() == (Type) 10);
             a += (Type) 15;
             test.expect (a.get() == (Type) 25);
-            a.memoryBarrier();
+            memoryBarrier();
             a -= (Type) 5;
             test.expect (a.get() == (Type) 20);
             test.expect (++a == (Type) 21);
             ++a;
             test.expect (--a == (Type) 21);
             test.expect (a.get() == (Type) 21);
-            a.memoryBarrier();
+            memoryBarrier();
 
             testFloat (test);
         }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public:
         {
             Atomic<Type> a, b;
             a = (Type) 21;
-            a.memoryBarrier();
+            memoryBarrier();
 
             /*  These are some simple test cases to check the atomics - let me know
                 if any of these assertions fail on your system!
diff --git a/src/ripple_basics/utility/UptimeTimer.cpp b/src/ripple_basics/utility/UptimeTimer.cpp
index fd42903a5..5049aea6f 100644
--- a/src/ripple_basics/utility/UptimeTimer.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple_basics/utility/UptimeTimer.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int UptimeTimer::getElapsedSeconds () const
 
     if (m_isUpdatingManually)
     {
-        // memoryBarrier();
+        memoryBarrier();
         result = m_elapsedTime;
     }
     else