private final Map<String, Actor> name2actor;
 
-    private static class LazyHolder {
-        static final ActorService INSTANCE = new ActorService();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Constructs the object and loads the list of actors.
      */
         name2actor = ImmutableMap.copyOf(map);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the single instance.
-     *
-     * @return the instance
-     */
-    public static ActorService getInstance() {
-        return LazyHolder.INSTANCE;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets a particular actor.
      *
 
 package org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onap.policy.controlloop.actorserviceprovider.spi.Actor;
 
     @Test
     public void testActorServiceProvider() {
-        ActorService actorService = ActorService.getInstance();
-        assertNotNull(actorService);
+        ActorService actorService = new ActorService();
 
-        assertEquals(1, actorService.getActors().size());
+        assertTrue(actorService.getActors().size() >= 1);
 
-        actorService = ActorService.getInstance();
-        assertNotNull(actorService);
-
-        Actor dummyActor = ActorService.getInstance().getActors().iterator().next();
-        assertNotNull(dummyActor);
+        Actor dummyActor = actorService.getActor(DummyActor.class.getSimpleName());
 
         assertEquals("DummyActor", dummyActor.actor());
 
 
         iter.next();
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testGetInstance() {
-        service = ActorService.getInstance();
-        assertNotNull(service);
-
-        assertSame(service, ActorService.getInstance());
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testGetActor() {
         assertSame(actor1, service.getActor(ACTOR1));
 
     @Test
     public void testLoadActors() {
-        assertFalse(ActorService.getInstance().getActors().isEmpty());
-        assertNotNull(ActorService.getInstance().getActor("DummyActor"));
+        ActorService service = new ActorService();
+        assertFalse(service.getActors().isEmpty());
+        assertNotNull(service.getActor(DummyActor.class.getSimpleName()));
     }
 
     /**