diff --git a/metrics/counter.go b/metrics/counter.go
index 0f373b0d92..eb8fa19259 100644
--- a/metrics/counter.go
+++ b/metrics/counter.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterCounter(name string, r Registry) *Counter {
 	if r == nil {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounter).(*Counter)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounter()).(*Counter)
 }
 
 // NewCounter constructs a new Counter.
diff --git a/metrics/counter_float64.go b/metrics/counter_float64.go
index 91c4215c4d..bb25d64675 100644
--- a/metrics/counter_float64.go
+++ b/metrics/counter_float64.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64(name string, r Registry) *CounterFloat64 {
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounterFloat64).(*CounterFloat64)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounterFloat64()).(*CounterFloat64)
 }
 
 // NewCounterFloat64 constructs a new CounterFloat64.
diff --git a/metrics/gauge.go b/metrics/gauge.go
index ba7843e03b..599ea8c7f4 100644
--- a/metrics/gauge.go
+++ b/metrics/gauge.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterGauge(name string, r Registry) *Gauge {
 	if r == nil {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewGauge).(*Gauge)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewGauge()).(*Gauge)
 }
 
 // NewGauge constructs a new Gauge.
diff --git a/metrics/histogram.go b/metrics/histogram.go
index 7c27bcc928..e81023b276 100644
--- a/metrics/histogram.go
+++ b/metrics/histogram.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterHistogram(name string, r Registry, s Sample) Histogram {
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, func() Histogram { return NewHistogram(s) }).(Histogram)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewHistogram(s)).(Histogram)
 }
 
 // GetOrRegisterHistogramLazy returns an existing Histogram or constructs and
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterHistogramLazy(name string, r Registry, s func() Sample) Histog
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, func() Histogram { return NewHistogram(s()) }).(Histogram)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewHistogram(s())).(Histogram)
 }
 
 // NewHistogram constructs a new StandardHistogram from a Sample.
diff --git a/metrics/meter.go b/metrics/meter.go
index 197e5abbed..7bf66bf895 100644
--- a/metrics/meter.go
+++ b/metrics/meter.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterMeter(name string, r Registry) *Meter {
 	if r == nil {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewMeter).(*Meter)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewMeter()).(*Meter)
 }
 
 // NewMeter constructs a new Meter and launches a goroutine.
diff --git a/metrics/resetting_timer.go b/metrics/resetting_timer.go
index 66458bdb91..ba567a89b1 100644
--- a/metrics/resetting_timer.go
+++ b/metrics/resetting_timer.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterResettingTimer(name string, r Registry) *ResettingTimer {
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewResettingTimer).(*ResettingTimer)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewResettingTimer()).(*ResettingTimer)
 }
 
 // NewRegisteredResettingTimer constructs and registers a new ResettingTimer.
diff --git a/metrics/runtimehistogram.go b/metrics/runtimehistogram.go
index 92fcbcc281..ca0e01fb3a 100644
--- a/metrics/runtimehistogram.go
+++ b/metrics/runtimehistogram.go
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ func getOrRegisterRuntimeHistogram(name string, scale float64, r Registry) *runt
 	if r == nil {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	constructor := func() Histogram { return newRuntimeHistogram(scale) }
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, constructor).(*runtimeHistogram)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, newRuntimeHistogram(scale)).(*runtimeHistogram)
 }
 
 // runtimeHistogram wraps a runtime/metrics histogram.
diff --git a/metrics/timer.go b/metrics/timer.go
index 9df15c967a..93bd56107f 100644
--- a/metrics/timer.go
+++ b/metrics/timer.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func GetOrRegisterTimer(name string, r Registry) *Timer {
 	if nil == r {
 		r = DefaultRegistry
 	}
-	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewTimer).(*Timer)
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewTimer()).(*Timer)
 }
 
 // NewCustomTimer constructs a new Timer from a Histogram and a Meter.