diff --git a/embassy-net-driver-channel/src/lib.rs b/embassy-net-driver-channel/src/lib.rs
index 6390502a8..600efd9e5 100644
--- a/embassy-net-driver-channel/src/lib.rs
+++ b/embassy-net-driver-channel/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,11 @@ pub struct State<const MTU: usize, const N_RX: usize, const N_TX: usize> {
 }
 
 impl<const MTU: usize, const N_RX: usize, const N_TX: usize> State<MTU, N_RX, N_TX> {
-    const NEW_PACKET: PacketBuf<MTU> = PacketBuf::new();
-
     /// Create a new channel state.
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            rx: [Self::NEW_PACKET; N_RX],
-            tx: [Self::NEW_PACKET; N_TX],
+            rx: [const { PacketBuf::new() }; N_RX],
+            tx: [const { PacketBuf::new() }; N_TX],
             inner: MaybeUninit::uninit(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/gpiote.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/gpiote.rs
index 87bb405f4..8771f9f08 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/gpiote.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/gpiote.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,8 @@ const PIN_COUNT: usize = 48;
 const PIN_COUNT: usize = 32;
 
 #[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static CHANNEL_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; CHANNEL_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; CHANNEL_COUNT];
-static PORT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; PIN_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; PIN_COUNT];
+static CHANNEL_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; CHANNEL_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; CHANNEL_COUNT];
+static PORT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; PIN_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; PIN_COUNT];
 
 /// Polarity for listening to events for GPIOTE input channels.
 pub enum InputChannelPolarity {
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/time_driver.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/time_driver.rs
index 81aabb11c..9ba38ec1b 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/time_driver.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/time_driver.rs
@@ -123,11 +123,10 @@ struct RtcDriver {
     alarms: Mutex<[AlarmState; ALARM_COUNT]>,
 }
 
-const ALARM_STATE_NEW: AlarmState = AlarmState::new();
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: RtcDriver = RtcDriver {
     period: AtomicU32::new(0),
     alarm_count: AtomicU8::new(0),
-    alarms: Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [ALARM_STATE_NEW; ALARM_COUNT]),
+    alarms: Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [const {AlarmState::new()}; ALARM_COUNT]),
 });
 
 impl RtcDriver {
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/usb/mod.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/usb/mod.rs
index 52c9c532b..a9bf16708 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/usb/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/usb/mod.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@ use crate::pac::usbd::vals;
 use crate::util::slice_in_ram;
 use crate::{interrupt, pac, Peripheral};
 
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = NEW_AW;
-static EP0_WAKER: AtomicWaker = NEW_AW;
-static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; 8] = [NEW_AW; 8];
-static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; 8] = [NEW_AW; 8];
+static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
+static EP0_WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
+static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; 8] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 8];
+static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; 8] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 8];
 static READY_ENDPOINTS: AtomicU32 = AtomicU32::new(0);
 
 /// Interrupt handler.
diff --git a/embassy-nrf/src/wdt.rs b/embassy-nrf/src/wdt.rs
index dfe6cbec3..f7812258c 100644
--- a/embassy-nrf/src/wdt.rs
+++ b/embassy-nrf/src/wdt.rs
@@ -112,8 +112,7 @@ impl Watchdog {
 
         let this = Self { _private: () };
 
-        const DUMMY_HANDLE: WatchdogHandle = WatchdogHandle { index: 0 };
-        let mut handles = [DUMMY_HANDLE; N];
+        let mut handles = [const { WatchdogHandle { index: 0 } }; N];
         for i in 0..N {
             handles[i] = WatchdogHandle { index: i as u8 };
             handles[i].pet();
diff --git a/embassy-nxp/src/pint.rs b/embassy-nxp/src/pint.rs
index 3313f91a6..809be4bff 100644
--- a/embassy-nxp/src/pint.rs
+++ b/embassy-nxp/src/pint.rs
@@ -52,14 +52,16 @@ impl PinInterrupt {
     }
 }
 
-const NEW_PIN_INTERRUPT: PinInterrupt = PinInterrupt {
-    assigned: false,
-    waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
-    at_fault: false,
-};
 const INTERUPT_COUNT: usize = 8;
-static PIN_INTERRUPTS: Mutex<RefCell<[PinInterrupt; INTERUPT_COUNT]>> =
-    Mutex::new(RefCell::new([NEW_PIN_INTERRUPT; INTERUPT_COUNT]));
+static PIN_INTERRUPTS: Mutex<RefCell<[PinInterrupt; INTERUPT_COUNT]>> = Mutex::new(RefCell::new(
+    [const {
+        PinInterrupt {
+            assigned: false,
+            waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
+            at_fault: false,
+        }
+    }; INTERUPT_COUNT],
+));
 
 fn next_available_interrupt() -> Option<usize> {
     critical_section::with(|cs| {
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/dma.rs b/embassy-rp/src/dma.rs
index 34abe3e2d..2edcfdf5b 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/dma.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/dma.rs
@@ -212,8 +212,7 @@ impl<'a, C: Channel> Future for Transfer<'a, C> {
 pub(crate) const CHANNEL_COUNT: usize = 12;
 #[cfg(feature = "_rp235x")]
 pub(crate) const CHANNEL_COUNT: usize = 16;
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static CHANNEL_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; CHANNEL_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; CHANNEL_COUNT];
+static CHANNEL_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; CHANNEL_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; CHANNEL_COUNT];
 
 trait SealedChannel {}
 trait SealedWord {}
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs b/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
index cb54375e4..203192827 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/gpio.rs
@@ -13,18 +13,16 @@ use crate::pac::common::{Reg, RW};
 use crate::pac::SIO;
 use crate::{interrupt, pac, peripherals, Peripheral, RegExt};
 
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-
 #[cfg(any(feature = "rp2040", feature = "rp235xa"))]
 pub(crate) const BANK0_PIN_COUNT: usize = 30;
 #[cfg(feature = "rp235xb")]
 pub(crate) const BANK0_PIN_COUNT: usize = 48;
 
-static BANK0_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; BANK0_PIN_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; BANK0_PIN_COUNT];
+static BANK0_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; BANK0_PIN_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; BANK0_PIN_COUNT];
 #[cfg(feature = "qspi-as-gpio")]
 const QSPI_PIN_COUNT: usize = 6;
 #[cfg(feature = "qspi-as-gpio")]
-static QSPI_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; QSPI_PIN_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; QSPI_PIN_COUNT];
+static QSPI_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; QSPI_PIN_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; QSPI_PIN_COUNT];
 
 /// Represents a digital input or output level.
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy)]
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/pio/mod.rs b/embassy-rp/src/pio/mod.rs
index 98f4f8943..e3c25020f 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/pio/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/pio/mod.rs
@@ -1270,9 +1270,7 @@ trait SealedInstance {
 
     #[inline]
     fn wakers() -> &'static Wakers {
-        const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-        static WAKERS: Wakers = Wakers([NEW_AW; 12]);
-
+        static WAKERS: Wakers = Wakers([const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 12]);
         &WAKERS
     }
 
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/time_driver.rs b/embassy-rp/src/time_driver.rs
index e5b407a29..40fc71bb1 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/time_driver.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/time_driver.rs
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ struct AlarmState {
 unsafe impl Send for AlarmState {}
 
 const ALARM_COUNT: usize = 4;
-const DUMMY_ALARM: AlarmState = AlarmState {
-    timestamp: Cell::new(0),
-    callback: Cell::new(None),
-};
 
 struct TimerDriver {
     alarms: Mutex<CriticalSectionRawMutex, [AlarmState; ALARM_COUNT]>,
@@ -32,7 +28,10 @@ struct TimerDriver {
 }
 
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: TimerDriver = TimerDriver{
-    alarms:  Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [DUMMY_ALARM; ALARM_COUNT]),
+    alarms:  Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [const{AlarmState {
+        timestamp: Cell::new(0),
+        callback: Cell::new(None),
+    }}; ALARM_COUNT]),
     next_alarm: AtomicU8::new(0),
 });
 
diff --git a/embassy-rp/src/usb.rs b/embassy-rp/src/usb.rs
index 20ef881f9..26cb90d89 100644
--- a/embassy-rp/src/usb.rs
+++ b/embassy-rp/src/usb.rs
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@ const EP_COUNT: usize = 16;
 const EP_MEMORY_SIZE: usize = 4096;
 const EP_MEMORY: *mut u8 = pac::USB_DPRAM.as_ptr() as *mut u8;
 
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = NEW_AW;
-static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; EP_COUNT];
-static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; EP_COUNT];
+static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
+static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; EP_COUNT];
+static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; EP_COUNT];
 
 struct EndpointBuffer<T: Instance> {
     addr: u16,
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/eth/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/eth/mod.rs
index 1b875b71a..773452bf2 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/eth/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/eth/mod.rs
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ pub struct PacketQueue<const TX: usize, const RX: usize> {
 impl<const TX: usize, const RX: usize> PacketQueue<TX, RX> {
     /// Create a new packet queue.
     pub const fn new() -> Self {
-        const NEW_TDES: TDes = TDes::new();
-        const NEW_RDES: RDes = RDes::new();
         Self {
-            tx_desc: [NEW_TDES; TX],
-            rx_desc: [NEW_RDES; RX],
+            tx_desc: [const { TDes::new() }; TX],
+            rx_desc: [const { RDes::new() }; RX],
             tx_buf: [Packet([0; TX_BUFFER_SIZE]); TX],
             rx_buf: [Packet([0; RX_BUFFER_SIZE]); RX],
         }
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/exti.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/exti.rs
index 87512c92d..5cff74264 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/exti.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/exti.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ use crate::pac::EXTI;
 use crate::{interrupt, pac, peripherals, Peripheral};
 
 const EXTI_COUNT: usize = 16;
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static EXTI_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EXTI_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; EXTI_COUNT];
+static EXTI_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EXTI_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; EXTI_COUNT];
 
 #[cfg(exti_w)]
 fn cpu_regs() -> pac::exti::Cpu {
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/ipcc.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/ipcc.rs
index 6c8347311..20cd20dca 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/ipcc.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/ipcc.rs
@@ -229,11 +229,9 @@ struct State {
 
 impl State {
     const fn new() -> Self {
-        const WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-
         Self {
-            rx_wakers: [WAKER; 6],
-            tx_wakers: [WAKER; 6],
+            rx_wakers: [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 6],
+            tx_wakers: [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 6],
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/time_driver.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/time_driver.rs
index f8041bf1e..74e4d0575 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/time_driver.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/time_driver.rs
@@ -261,13 +261,10 @@ pub(crate) struct RtcDriver {
     rtc: Mutex<CriticalSectionRawMutex, Cell<Option<&'static Rtc>>>,
 }
 
-#[allow(clippy::declare_interior_mutable_const)]
-const ALARM_STATE_NEW: AlarmState = AlarmState::new();
-
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: RtcDriver = RtcDriver {
     period: AtomicU32::new(0),
     alarm_count: AtomicU8::new(0),
-    alarms: Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [ALARM_STATE_NEW; ALARM_COUNT]),
+    alarms: Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), [const{AlarmState::new()}; ALARM_COUNT]),
     #[cfg(feature = "low-power")]
     rtc: Mutex::const_new(CriticalSectionRawMutex::new(), Cell::new(None)),
 });
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/timer/mod.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/timer/mod.rs
index aa9dd91d9..97740c2ed 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/timer/mod.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/timer/mod.rs
@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ struct State {
 
 impl State {
     const fn new() -> Self {
-        const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
         Self {
-            up_waker: NEW_AW,
-            cc_waker: [NEW_AW; 4],
+            up_waker: AtomicWaker::new(),
+            cc_waker: [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; 4],
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/embassy-stm32/src/usb/usb.rs b/embassy-stm32/src/usb/usb.rs
index 0ab2306c8..94af00b6e 100644
--- a/embassy-stm32/src/usb/usb.rs
+++ b/embassy-stm32/src/usb/usb.rs
@@ -119,15 +119,12 @@ const USBRAM_ALIGN: usize = 2;
 #[cfg(any(usbram_32_2048, usbram_32_1024))]
 const USBRAM_ALIGN: usize = 4;
 
-const NEW_AW: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
-static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = NEW_AW;
+static BUS_WAKER: AtomicWaker = AtomicWaker::new();
 static EP0_SETUP: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 
-const NEW_CTR_TRIGGERED: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
-static CTR_TRIGGERED: [AtomicBool; EP_COUNT] = [NEW_CTR_TRIGGERED; EP_COUNT];
-
-static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; EP_COUNT];
-static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [NEW_AW; EP_COUNT];
+static CTR_TRIGGERED: [AtomicBool; EP_COUNT] = [const { AtomicBool::new(false) }; EP_COUNT];
+static EP_IN_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; EP_COUNT];
+static EP_OUT_WAKERS: [AtomicWaker; EP_COUNT] = [const { AtomicWaker::new() }; EP_COUNT];
 static IRQ_RESET: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static IRQ_SUSPEND: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
 static IRQ_RESUME: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
diff --git a/embassy-time/src/driver_std.rs b/embassy-time/src/driver_std.rs
index d182f8331..cbef7aae1 100644
--- a/embassy-time/src/driver_std.rs
+++ b/embassy-time/src/driver_std.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct TimeDriver {
     signaler: UninitCell<Signaler>,
 }
 
-const ALARM_NEW: AlarmState = AlarmState::new();
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: TimeDriver = TimeDriver {
     alarm_count: AtomicU8::new(0),
 
@@ -56,7 +55,8 @@ embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: TimeDriver = TimeDriver {
 impl TimeDriver {
     fn init(&self) {
         self.once.call_once(|| unsafe {
-            self.alarms.write(CsMutex::new(RefCell::new([ALARM_NEW; ALARM_COUNT])));
+            self.alarms
+                .write(CsMutex::new(RefCell::new([const { AlarmState::new() }; ALARM_COUNT])));
             self.zero_instant.write(StdInstant::now());
             self.signaler.write(Signaler::new());
 
diff --git a/embassy-time/src/driver_wasm.rs b/embassy-time/src/driver_wasm.rs
index ad884f060..d65629e49 100644
--- a/embassy-time/src/driver_wasm.rs
+++ b/embassy-time/src/driver_wasm.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct TimeDriver {
     zero_instant: UninitCell<StdInstant>,
 }
 
-const ALARM_NEW: AlarmState = AlarmState::new();
 embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: TimeDriver = TimeDriver {
     alarm_count: AtomicU8::new(0),
     once: Once::new(),
@@ -51,7 +50,8 @@ embassy_time_driver::time_driver_impl!(static DRIVER: TimeDriver = TimeDriver {
 impl TimeDriver {
     fn init(&self) {
         self.once.call_once(|| unsafe {
-            self.alarms.write(Mutex::new([ALARM_NEW; ALARM_COUNT]));
+            self.alarms
+                .write(Mutex::new([const { AlarmState::new() }; ALARM_COUNT]));
             self.zero_instant.write(StdInstant::now());
         });
     }