diff --git a/library/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulator.php b/library/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulator.php
index a90f93f7..eb6f512f 100644
--- a/library/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulator.php
+++ b/library/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulator.php
@@ -5,23 +5,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_IDAccumulator
     
     var $ids = array();
     
-    function &instance() {
-        static $instance = null;
-        if (empty($instance)) {
-            $instance = new HTMLPurifier_IDAccumulator();
-        }
-        return $instance;
-    }
-    
     function add($id) {
         if (isset($this->ids[$id])) return false;
         return $this->ids[$id] = true;
     }
     
-    function reset() {
-        $this->ids = array();
-    }
-    
 }
 
 ?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulatorTest.php b/tests/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulatorTest.php
index 377e973e..b5a82d3c 100644
--- a/tests/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/HTMLPurifier/IDAccumulatorTest.php
@@ -8,16 +8,11 @@ class HTMLPurifier_IDAccumulatorTest extends UnitTestCase
     function test() {
         
         // initialize the accumulator
-        $accumulator = HTMLPurifier_IDAccumulator::instance();
-        $accumulator->reset();
+        $accumulator = new HTMLPurifier_IDAccumulator();
         
         $this->assertTrue( $accumulator->add('id1'));
         $this->assertTrue( $accumulator->add('id2'));
         $this->assertFalse($accumulator->add('id1')); // repeated id
-        $accumulator->reset();
-        
-        $this->assertTrue( $accumulator->add('id2')); // test reset
-        $accumulator->reset();
         
     }