diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 72f562edc..22e3c796b 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ meta_display_open (void)
 
   display->workspace_manager = meta_workspace_manager_new (display);
 
-  display->startup_notification = meta_startup_notification_get (display);
+  display->startup_notification = meta_startup_notification_new (display);
   g_signal_connect (display->startup_notification, "changed",
                     G_CALLBACK (on_startup_notification_changed), display);
 
diff --git a/src/core/startup-notification-private.h b/src/core/startup-notification-private.h
index d606aa028..334a55608 100644
--- a/src/core/startup-notification-private.h
+++ b/src/core/startup-notification-private.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE (MetaStartupSequence,
                           GObject)
 
 MetaStartupNotification *
-         meta_startup_notification_get             (MetaDisplay             *display);
+         meta_startup_notification_new             (MetaDisplay             *display);
 
 gboolean meta_startup_notification_handle_xevent   (MetaStartupNotification *sn,
                                                     XEvent                  *xevent);
diff --git a/src/core/startup-notification.c b/src/core/startup-notification.c
index b4d2cd881..161c8c7b9 100644
--- a/src/core/startup-notification.c
+++ b/src/core/startup-notification.c
@@ -540,16 +540,11 @@ meta_startup_notification_class_init (MetaStartupNotificationClass *klass)
 }
 
 MetaStartupNotification *
-meta_startup_notification_get (MetaDisplay *display)
+meta_startup_notification_new (MetaDisplay *display)
 {
-  static MetaStartupNotification *notification = NULL;
-
-  if (!notification)
-    notification = g_object_new (META_TYPE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION,
-                                 "display", display,
-                                 NULL);
-
-  return notification;
+  return g_object_new (META_TYPE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION,
+                       "display", display,
+                       NULL);
 }
 
 GSList *