4 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/names.ml b/kernel/names.ml
index c85389434f..d926779430 100644
--- a/kernel/names.ml
+++ b/kernel/names.ml
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ module Hcn = Hashcons.Make(
     let hash x = Hashtbl.hash (fst x)
   end)
 
-let hcons_names () =
+let hcons_names =
   let hstring = Hashcons.simple_hcons Hashcons.Hstring.f () in
   let hident = hstring in
   let hname = Hashcons.simple_hcons Hname.f hident in
diff --git a/kernel/names.mli b/kernel/names.mli
index 8a2e892ef2..38fcebafa5 100644
--- a/kernel/names.mli
+++ b/kernel/names.mli
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ val eq_egr : evaluable_global_reference ->  evaluable_global_reference
   -> bool
 
 (** Hash-consing *)
-val hcons_names : unit ->
+val hcons_names :
   (constant -> constant) *
   (mutual_inductive -> mutual_inductive) * (dir_path -> dir_path) *
   (name -> name) * (identifier -> identifier)
diff --git a/kernel/term.ml b/kernel/term.ml
index 3281154202..4c6c8e3388 100644
--- a/kernel/term.ml
+++ b/kernel/term.ml
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ let hcons_constr (hcon,hkn,hdir,hname,hident) =
   let htcci = Hashcons.simple_hcons Htype.f (hcci,hsortscci) in
   (hcci,htcci)
 
-let (hcons1_constr, hcons1_types) = hcons_constr (hcons_names())
+let (hcons1_constr, hcons1_types) = hcons_constr hcons_names
 
 
 (*******)
diff --git a/kernel/univ.ml b/kernel/univ.ml
index c68021a209..ba14771aab 100644
--- a/kernel/univ.ml
+++ b/kernel/univ.ml
@@ -859,11 +859,7 @@ module Huniv =
     end)
 
 let hcons1_univlevel =
-  (* Beware: it is important to run the next line at launch-time
-     since it creates internal hash-tables.
-     We could/should probably share the other calls to [hcons_names]
-     in Term and Declare *)
-  let _,_,hdir,_,_ = Names.hcons_names() in
+  let _,_,hdir,_,_ = Names.hcons_names in
   Hashcons.simple_hcons Hunivlevel.f hdir
 
 let hcons1_univ = Hashcons.simple_hcons Huniv.f hcons1_univlevel