diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalplugin.cpp
index b8383c65b9d..b1fdc14aed1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalplugin.cpp
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@
 #include "keiltoolchain.h"
 #include "sdcctoolchain.h"
 
-#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.h>
-#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/actionmanager.h>
-#include <coreplugin/actionmanager/command.h>
-#include <coreplugin/coreconstants.h>
-#include <coreplugin/icontext.h>
-#include <coreplugin/icore.h>
-
 #include <projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
@@ -46,9 +38,6 @@ public:
 class BareMetalPluginPrivate
 {
 public:
-    IarToolChainFactory iarToolChainFactory;
-    KeilToolChainFactory keilToolChainFactory;
-    SdccToolChainFactory sdccToolChainFactory;
     BareMetalDeviceFactory deviceFactory;
     BareMetalRunConfigurationFactory runConfigurationFactory;
     BareMetalCustomRunConfigurationFactory customRunConfigurationFactory;
@@ -67,6 +56,10 @@ BareMetalPlugin::~BareMetalPlugin()
 void BareMetalPlugin::initialize()
 {
     d = new BareMetalPluginPrivate;
+
+    setupIarToolChain();
+    setupKeilToolChain();
+    setupSdccToolChain();
 }
 
 void BareMetalPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
index 262516b4b35..a281d4eb528 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.cpp
@@ -405,17 +405,33 @@ bool IarToolChain::operator==(const ToolChain &other) const
 }
 
 
-
 // IarToolChainFactory
 
-IarToolChainFactory::IarToolChainFactory()
+class IarToolChainFactory final : public ToolChainFactory
 {
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IAREW"));
-    setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::IAREW_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
-    setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
-                           ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
-    setToolchainConstructor([] { return new IarToolChain; });
-    setUserCreatable(true);
+public:
+    IarToolChainFactory()
+    {
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("IAREW"));
+        setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::IAREW_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
+        setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
+                               ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
+        setToolchainConstructor([] { return new IarToolChain; });
+        setUserCreatable(true);
+    }
+
+    Toolchains autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
+    Toolchains detectForImport(const ToolChainDescription &tcd) const final;
+
+private:
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
+                                    const Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(const Candidate &candidate, Id languageId) const;
+};
+
+void setupIarToolChain()
+{
+    static IarToolChainFactory theIarToolChainFactory;
 }
 
 Toolchains IarToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
index 1b67e9e051f..9fd6e516cd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/iarewtoolchain.h
@@ -3,25 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
-
 namespace BareMetal::Internal {
 
-class IarToolChainFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::ToolChainFactory
-{
-public:
-    IarToolChainFactory();
-
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetect(
-            const ProjectExplorer::ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains detectForImport(
-            const ProjectExplorer::ToolChainDescription &tcd) const final;
-
-private:
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
-            const ProjectExplorer::Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(
-            const Candidate &candidate, Utils::Id languageId) const;
-};
+void setupIarToolChain();
 
 } // BareMetal::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
index d39dc9f03b0..f6a097f0a41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.cpp
@@ -538,14 +538,31 @@ QStringList KeilToolChain::extraCodeModelFlags() const
 
 // KeilToolchainFactory
 
-KeilToolChainFactory::KeilToolChainFactory()
+class KeilToolChainFactory final : public ToolChainFactory
 {
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("KEIL"));
-    setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::KEIL_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
-    setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
-                           ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
-    setToolchainConstructor([] { return new KeilToolChain; });
-    setUserCreatable(true);
+public:
+    KeilToolChainFactory()
+    {
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("KEIL"));
+        setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::KEIL_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
+        setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID,
+                               ProjectExplorer::Constants::CXX_LANGUAGE_ID});
+        setToolchainConstructor([] { return new KeilToolChain; });
+        setUserCreatable(true);
+    }
+
+    Toolchains autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
+
+private:
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
+            const Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(
+            const Candidate &candidate, Utils::Id language) const;
+};
+
+void setupKeilToolChain()
+{
+    static KeilToolChainFactory theKeilToolChainFactory;
 }
 
 // Parse the 'tools.ini' file to fetch a toolchain version.
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
index 6f897369095..652fe6141fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/keiltoolchain.h
@@ -3,23 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
-
 namespace BareMetal::Internal {
 
-class KeilToolChainFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::ToolChainFactory
-{
-public:
-    KeilToolChainFactory();
-
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetect(
-            const ProjectExplorer::ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
-
-private:
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
-            const ProjectExplorer::Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(
-            const Candidate &candidate, Utils::Id language) const;
-};
+void setupKeilToolChain();
 
 } // BareMetal::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
index e57dd9fafe2..411b2317c5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -300,13 +300,29 @@ bool SdccToolChain::operator==(const ToolChain &other) const
 
 // SdccToolChainFactory
 
-SdccToolChainFactory::SdccToolChainFactory()
+class SdccToolChainFactory final : public ToolChainFactory
 {
-    setDisplayName(Tr::tr("SDCC"));
-    setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::SDCC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
-    setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID});
-    setToolchainConstructor([] { return new SdccToolChain; });
-    setUserCreatable(true);
+public:
+    SdccToolChainFactory()
+    {
+        setDisplayName(Tr::tr("SDCC"));
+        setSupportedToolChainType(Constants::SDCC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID);
+        setSupportedLanguages({ProjectExplorer::Constants::C_LANGUAGE_ID});
+        setToolchainConstructor([] { return new SdccToolChain; });
+        setUserCreatable(true);
+    }
+
+    Toolchains autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
+
+private:
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
+                                    const Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
+    Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(const Candidate &candidate, Id language) const;
+};
+
+void setupSdccToolChain()
+{
+    static SdccToolChainFactory theSdccToolChainFactory;
 }
 
 Toolchains SdccToolChainFactory::autoDetect(const ToolchainDetector &detector) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
index 972eee000d5..431573afe48 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/sdcctoolchain.h
@@ -3,23 +3,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <projectexplorer/toolchain.h>
-
 namespace BareMetal::Internal {
 
-class SdccToolChainFactory final : public ProjectExplorer::ToolChainFactory
-{
-public:
-    SdccToolChainFactory();
-
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetect(
-            const ProjectExplorer::ToolchainDetector &detector) const final;
-
-private:
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchains(const Candidates &candidates,
-            const ProjectExplorer::Toolchains &alreadyKnown) const;
-    ProjectExplorer::Toolchains autoDetectToolchain(
-            const Candidate &candidate, Utils::Id language) const;
-};
+void setupSdccToolChain();
 
 } // BareMetal::Internal