diff --git a/Foundation/include/Poco/AsyncNotificationCenter.h b/Foundation/include/Poco/AsyncNotificationCenter.h
index f5434aa06c..7bf8ded1b7 100644
--- a/Foundation/include/Poco/AsyncNotificationCenter.h
+++ b/Foundation/include/Poco/AsyncNotificationCenter.h
@@ -54,12 +54,9 @@ class Foundation_API AsyncNotificationCenter: public NotificationCenter
 		/// Enqueues notification into the notification queue.
 
 	virtual int backlog() const;
-		/// Rteurns the numbner of notifications in the notification queue.
+		/// Returns the numbner of notifications in the notification queue.
 
-	static AsyncNotificationCenter& defaultCenter();
-
-// TODO: see testDefaultAsyncNotificationCenter for details
-//private:
+private:
 	void start();
 	void stop();
 	void dequeue();
diff --git a/Foundation/src/AsyncNotificationCenter.cpp b/Foundation/src/AsyncNotificationCenter.cpp
index 9fb216c6d7..61fbb91134 100644
--- a/Foundation/src/AsyncNotificationCenter.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/src/AsyncNotificationCenter.cpp
@@ -103,11 +103,4 @@ void AsyncNotificationCenter::dequeue()
 }
 
 
-AsyncNotificationCenter& AsyncNotificationCenter::defaultCenter()
-{
-	static AsyncNotificationCenter nc;
-	return nc;
-}
-
-
 } // namespace Poco
diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.cpp b/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.cpp
index f279efa425..018c3d44df 100644
--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.cpp
+++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.cpp
@@ -227,21 +227,21 @@ void NotificationCenterTest::testDefaultNotificationCenter()
 }
 
 
-void NotificationCenterTest::testDefaultAsyncNotificationCenter()
+void NotificationCenterTest::testMixedObservers()
 {
-	using ObserverT = AsyncObserver<NotificationCenterTest, TestNotification>::Type;
+	using AObserverT = AsyncObserver<NotificationCenterTest, TestNotification>::Type;
 
-	AsyncNotificationCenter& nc = AsyncNotificationCenter::defaultCenter();
+	AsyncNotificationCenter nc;
 	nc.addObserver(Observer<NotificationCenterTest, Notification>(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handle1));
 	nc.addObserver(NObserver<NotificationCenterTest, Notification>(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAuto));
-	nc.addObserver(ObserverT(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAsync1, &NotificationCenterTest::matchAsync));
+	nc.addObserver(AObserverT(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAsync1, &NotificationCenterTest::matchAsync));
 	nc.postNotification(new Notification);
 	nc.postNotification(new TestNotification("asyncNotification"));
 
 	while (!_handle1Done || !_handleAuto1Done || !_handleAsync1Done)
 		Poco::Thread::sleep(100);
 
-	nc.removeObserver(ObserverT(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAsync1, &NotificationCenterTest::matchAsync));
+	nc.removeObserver(AObserverT(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAsync1, &NotificationCenterTest::matchAsync));
 	nc.removeObserver(NObserver<NotificationCenterTest, Notification>(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handleAuto));
 	nc.removeObserver(Observer<NotificationCenterTest, Notification>(*this, &NotificationCenterTest::handle1));
 	Poco::Mutex::ScopedLock l(_mutex);
@@ -249,10 +249,6 @@ void NotificationCenterTest::testDefaultAsyncNotificationCenter()
 	assertTrue (_set.find("handle1") != _set.end());
 	assertTrue (_set.find("handleAuto") != _set.end());
 	assertTrue (_set.find("handleAsync1") != _set.end());
-	// TODO: static object thread hangs without this on windows
-	// for explanation/solution, see
-	// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10441048/exit-thread-upon-deleting-static-object-during-unload-dll-causes-deadlock
-	nc.stop();
 }
 
 
@@ -344,7 +340,7 @@ CppUnit::Test* NotificationCenterTest::suite()
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, NotificationCenterTest, testAsyncObserver);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, NotificationCenterTest, testAsyncNotificationCenter);
 	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, NotificationCenterTest, testDefaultNotificationCenter);
-	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, NotificationCenterTest, testDefaultAsyncNotificationCenter);
+	CppUnit_addTest(pSuite, NotificationCenterTest, testMixedObservers);
 
 	return pSuite;
 }
diff --git a/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.h b/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.h
index ee094f2243..080c30796a 100644
--- a/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.h
+++ b/Foundation/testsuite/src/NotificationCenterTest.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class NotificationCenterTest: public CppUnit::TestCase
 	void testAsyncObserver();
 	void testAsyncNotificationCenter();
 	void testDefaultNotificationCenter();
-	void testDefaultAsyncNotificationCenter();
+	void testMixedObservers();
 
 	void setUp();
 	void tearDown();