diff --git a/include/tscore/Allocator.h b/include/tscore/Allocator.h
index c03f996ab84..55b1bbcb73f 100644
--- a/include/tscore/Allocator.h
+++ b/include/tscore/Allocator.h
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <new>
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <new>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
 #include "tscore/ink_queue.h"
 #include "tscore/ink_defs.h"
 #include "tscore/ink_resource.h"
@@ -113,24 +115,20 @@ class Allocator
 };
 
 /**
-  Allocator for Class objects. It uses a prototype object to do
-  fast initialization. Prototype of the template class is created
-  when the fast allocator is created. This is instantiated with
-  default (no argument) constructor. Constructor is not called for
-  the allocated objects. Instead, the prototype is just memory
-  copied onto the new objects. This is done for performance reasons.
+  Allocator for Class objects.
 
 */
-template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
+template <class C, bool Destruct_on_free = false> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
 {
 public:
-  /** Allocates objects of the templated type. */
+  /** Allocates objects of the templated type.  Arguments are forwarded to the constructor for the object. */
+  template <typename... Args>
   C *
-  alloc()
+  alloc(Args &&... args)
   {
     void *ptr = ink_freelist_new(this->fl);
 
-    memcpy(ptr, (void *)&this->proto.typeObject, sizeof(C));
+    ::new (ptr) C(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     return (C *)ptr;
   }
 
@@ -142,6 +140,9 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
   void
   free(C *ptr)
   {
+    if (Destruct_on_free) {
+      ptr->~C();
+    }
     ink_freelist_free(this->fl, ptr);
   }
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
     @param tail pointer to be freed.
     @param num_item of blocks to be freed.
    */
-  void
+  std::enable_if_t<!Destruct_on_free, void>
   free_bulk(C *head, C *tail, size_t num_item)
   {
     ink_freelist_free_bulk(this->fl, head, tail, num_item);
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
   void *
   alloc_void()
   {
-    return (void *)alloc();
+    return alloc();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
 
     @param ptr pointer to be freed.
   */
-  void
+  std::enable_if_t<!Destruct_on_free, void>
   free_void(void *ptr)
   {
     free((C *)ptr);
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
     @param tail pointer to be freed.
     @param num_item of blocks.
   */
-  void
+  std::enable_if_t<!Destruct_on_free, void>
   free_void_bulk(void *head, void *tail, size_t num_item)
   {
     free_bulk((C *)head, (C *)tail, num_item);
@@ -203,21 +204,15 @@ template <class C> class ClassAllocator : public Allocator
   */
   ClassAllocator(const char *name, unsigned int chunk_size = 128, unsigned int alignment = 16)
   {
-    ::new ((void *)&proto.typeObject) C();
     ink_freelist_init(&this->fl, name, RND16(sizeof(C)), chunk_size, RND16(alignment));
   }
-
-  struct {
-    uint8_t typeObject[sizeof(C)];
-    int64_t space_holder = 0;
-  } proto;
 };
 
-template <class C> class TrackerClassAllocator : public ClassAllocator<C>
+template <class C, bool Destruct_on_free = false> class TrackerClassAllocator : public ClassAllocator<C, Destruct_on_free>
 {
 public:
   TrackerClassAllocator(const char *name, unsigned int chunk_size = 128, unsigned int alignment = 16)
-    : ClassAllocator<C>(name, chunk_size, alignment), allocations(0), trackerLock(PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER)
+    : ClassAllocator<C, Destruct_on_free>(name, chunk_size, alignment), allocations(0), trackerLock(PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER)
   {
   }
 
@@ -226,7 +221,7 @@ template <class C> class TrackerClassAllocator : public ClassAllocator<C>
   {
     void *callstack[3];
     int frames = backtrace(callstack, 3);
-    C *ptr     = ClassAllocator<C>::alloc();
+    C *ptr     = ClassAllocator<C, Destruct_on_free>::alloc();
 
     const void *symbol = nullptr;
     if (frames == 3 && callstack[2] != nullptr) {
@@ -252,7 +247,7 @@ template <class C> class TrackerClassAllocator : public ClassAllocator<C>
       reverse_lookup.erase(it);
     }
     ink_mutex_release(&trackerLock);
-    ClassAllocator<C>::free(ptr);
+    ClassAllocator<C, Destruct_on_free>::free(ptr);
   }
 
 private:
diff --git a/iocore/eventsystem/I_ProxyAllocator.h b/iocore/eventsystem/I_ProxyAllocator.h
index a5edd125fd0..b19baa6b8a4 100644
--- a/iocore/eventsystem/I_ProxyAllocator.h
+++ b/iocore/eventsystem/I_ProxyAllocator.h
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 *****************************************************************************/
 #pragma once
 
+#include <new>
+#include <utility>
+
 #include "tscore/ink_platform.h"
 
 class EThread;
@@ -45,32 +48,27 @@ struct ProxyAllocator {
   ProxyAllocator() {}
 };
 
-template <class C>
+template <class C, typename... Args>
 inline C *
-thread_alloc(ClassAllocator<C> &a, ProxyAllocator &l)
+thread_alloc(ClassAllocator<C> &a, ProxyAllocator &l, Args &&... args)
 {
   if (!cmd_disable_pfreelist && l.freelist) {
-    C *v       = (C *)l.freelist;
-    l.freelist = *(C **)l.freelist;
+    void *v    = l.freelist;
+    l.freelist = *reinterpret_cast<void **>(l.freelist);
     --(l.allocated);
-    *(void **)v = *(void **)&a.proto.typeObject;
-    return v;
+    ::new (v) C(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    return static_cast<C *>(v);
   }
-  return a.alloc();
+  return a.alloc(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 
-template <class C>
+// Redundant it seems.
+//
+template <class C, typename... Args>
 inline C *
-thread_alloc_init(ClassAllocator<C> &a, ProxyAllocator &l)
+thread_alloc_init(ClassAllocator<C> &a, ProxyAllocator &l, Args &&... args)
 {
-  if (!cmd_disable_pfreelist && l.freelist) {
-    C *v       = (C *)l.freelist;
-    l.freelist = *(C **)l.freelist;
-    --(l.allocated);
-    memcpy((void *)v, (void *)&a.proto.typeObject, sizeof(C));
-    return v;
-  }
-  return a.alloc();
+  return thread_alloc<C, Args...>(a, l, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }
 
 template <class C>