diff --git a/APMrover2/Rover.cpp b/APMrover2/Rover.cpp
index 779b03158b..743388ff1c 100644
--- a/APMrover2/Rover.cpp
+++ b/APMrover2/Rover.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ Rover::Rover(void) :
     modes(&g.mode1),
     L1_controller(ahrs, nullptr),
     nav_controller(&L1_controller),
-    ServoRelayEvents(relay),
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
     camera(&relay, MASK_LOG_CAMERA, current_loc, gps, ahrs),
 #endif
diff --git a/APMrover2/Rover.h b/APMrover2/Rover.h
index d3766185b2..3f76ffb54e 100644
--- a/APMrover2/Rover.h
+++ b/APMrover2/Rover.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ private:
     // relay support
     AP_Relay relay = AP_Relay::create();
 
-    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents;
+    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents = AP_ServoRelayEvents::create(relay);
 
     // Camera
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
diff --git a/ArduCopter/Copter.cpp b/ArduCopter/Copter.cpp
index b325830433..ce7e1a3842 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/Copter.cpp
+++ b/ArduCopter/Copter.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ Copter::Copter(void)
     mainLoop_count(0),
     rtl_loiter_start_time(0),
     auto_trim_counter(0),
-    ServoRelayEvents(relay),
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
     camera(&relay, MASK_LOG_CAMERA, current_loc, gps, ahrs),
 #endif
diff --git a/ArduCopter/Copter.h b/ArduCopter/Copter.h
index 5542e121e0..e03b233481 100644
--- a/ArduCopter/Copter.h
+++ b/ArduCopter/Copter.h
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ private:
     AP_Relay relay = AP_Relay::create();
 
     // handle repeated servo and relay events
-    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents;
+    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents = AP_ServoRelayEvents::create(relay);
 
     // Reference to the camera object (it uses the relay object inside it)
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
diff --git a/ArduPlane/Plane.h b/ArduPlane/Plane.h
index 5c14b3324c..2d1116537e 100644
--- a/ArduPlane/Plane.h
+++ b/ArduPlane/Plane.h
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ private:
     AP_Relay relay = AP_Relay::create();
 
     // handle servo and relay events
-    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents {relay};
+    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents = AP_ServoRelayEvents::create(relay);
 
     // Camera
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
diff --git a/ArduSub/Sub.cpp b/ArduSub/Sub.cpp
index a0c1d16ff0..7cf7d646bd 100644
--- a/ArduSub/Sub.cpp
+++ b/ArduSub/Sub.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ Sub::Sub(void)
           pmTest1(0),
           fast_loopTimer(0),
           mainLoop_count(0),
-          ServoRelayEvents(relay),
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED
           camera(&relay, MASK_LOG_CAMERA, current_loc, gps, ahrs),
 #endif
diff --git a/ArduSub/Sub.h b/ArduSub/Sub.h
index cdf45cc215..549dc2f5d8 100644
--- a/ArduSub/Sub.h
+++ b/ArduSub/Sub.h
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ private:
     AP_Relay relay = AP_Relay::create();
 
     // handle repeated servo and relay events
-    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents;
+    AP_ServoRelayEvents ServoRelayEvents = AP_ServoRelayEvents::create(relay);
 
     // Reference to the camera object (it uses the relay object inside it)
 #if CAMERA == ENABLED