diff --git spellcheck_factory.cc spellcheck_factory.cc
index 87b5b9e..8e6dfff 100644
--- spellcheck_factory.cc
+++ spellcheck_factory.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@
 #include "content/public/browser/render_process_host.h"
 #include "ui/base/l10n/l10n_util.h"
 
+namespace {
+
+static base::LazyInstance<SpellcheckServiceFactory>::Leaky
+    g_spellcheck_service_factory = LAZY_INSTANCE_INITIALIZER;
+
+}  // namespace
+
 // static
 SpellcheckService* SpellcheckServiceFactory::GetForContext(
     content::BrowserContext* context) {
@@ -38,7 +45,7 @@ SpellcheckService* SpellcheckServiceFactory::GetForRenderProcessId(
 
 // static
 SpellcheckServiceFactory* SpellcheckServiceFactory::GetInstance() {
-  return base::Singleton<SpellcheckServiceFactory>::get();
+  return g_spellcheck_service_factory.Pointer();
 }
 
 SpellcheckServiceFactory::SpellcheckServiceFactory()
diff --git spellcheck_factory.h spellcheck_factory.h
index 7cdf471..d52b881 100644
--- spellcheck_factory.h
+++ spellcheck_factory.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 #include "base/basictypes.h"
 #include "base/gtest_prod_util.h"
-#include "base/memory/singleton.h"
+#include "base/lazy_instance.h"
 #include "components/keyed_service/content/browser_context_keyed_service_factory.h"
 
 class SpellcheckService;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class SpellcheckServiceFactory : public BrowserContextKeyedServiceFactory {
   static SpellcheckServiceFactory* GetInstance();
 
  private:
-  friend struct base::DefaultSingletonTraits<SpellcheckServiceFactory>;
+  friend struct base::DefaultLazyInstanceTraits<SpellcheckServiceFactory>;
 
   SpellcheckServiceFactory();
   ~SpellcheckServiceFactory() override;