diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h b/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
index 5531f52c..73c91b95 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/v8.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
-bool initV8Engine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createV8Vm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
index 32a05e94..98ff72e3 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wamr.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
-bool initWamrEngine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWamrVm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h b/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
index 11c4ae7a..e3fe4b48 100644
--- a/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
+++ b/include/proxy-wasm/wasmtime.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 namespace proxy_wasm {
 
-bool initWasmtimeEngine();
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWasmtimeVm();
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/v8/v8.cc b/src/v8/v8.cc
index 932a6004..f5a73b13 100644
--- a/src/v8/v8.cc
+++ b/src/v8/v8.cc
@@ -759,8 +759,6 @@ std::string V8::getFailMessage(std::string_view function_name, wasm::own<wasm::T
 
 } // namespace v8
 
-bool initV8Engine() { return v8::engine() != nullptr; }
-
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createV8Vm() { return std::make_unique<v8::V8>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/wamr/wamr.cc b/src/wamr/wamr.cc
index 88dc9f00..8eef7359 100644
--- a/src/wamr/wamr.cc
+++ b/src/wamr/wamr.cc
@@ -713,8 +713,6 @@ void Wamr::warm() { initStore(); }
 
 } // namespace wamr
 
-bool initWamrEngine() { return wamr::engine() != nullptr; }
-
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWamrVm() { return std::make_unique<wamr::Wamr>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc b/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
index 263ed188..30fe78f5 100644
--- a/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
+++ b/src/wasmedge/wasmedge.cc
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ using HostModuleDataPtr = std::unique_ptr<HostModuleData>;
 class WasmEdge : public WasmVm {
 public:
   WasmEdge() {
-    loader_ = WasmEdge_LoaderCreate(nullptr);
-    validator_ = WasmEdge_ValidatorCreate(nullptr);
-    executor_ = WasmEdge_ExecutorCreate(nullptr, nullptr);
     store_ = nullptr;
     ast_module_ = nullptr;
     module_ = nullptr;
@@ -305,6 +302,7 @@ class WasmEdge : public WasmVm {
 
 bool WasmEdge::load(std::string_view bytecode, std::string_view /*precompiled*/,
                     const std::unordered_map<uint32_t, std::string> & /*function_names*/) {
+  initStore();
   WasmEdge_ASTModuleContext *mod = nullptr;
   WasmEdge_Result res = WasmEdge_LoaderParseFromBuffer(
       loader_.get(), &mod, reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t *>(bytecode.data()), bytecode.size());
@@ -324,6 +322,9 @@ void WasmEdge::initStore() {
   if (store_ != nullptr) {
     return;
   }
+  loader_ = WasmEdge_LoaderCreate(nullptr);
+  validator_ = WasmEdge_ValidatorCreate(nullptr);
+  executor_ = WasmEdge_ExecutorCreate(nullptr, nullptr);
   store_ = WasmEdge_StoreCreate();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc b/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
index ac036162..a72a0361 100644
--- a/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
+++ b/src/wasmtime/wasmtime.cc
@@ -710,8 +710,6 @@ void Wasmtime::warm() { initStore(); }
 
 } // namespace wasmtime
 
-bool initWasmtimeEngine() { return wasmtime::engine() != nullptr; }
-
 std::unique_ptr<WasmVm> createWasmtimeVm() { return std::make_unique<wasmtime::Wasmtime>(); }
 
 } // namespace proxy_wasm
diff --git a/test/wasm_vm_test.cc b/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
index bb2bab19..346fe2a0 100644
--- a/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
+++ b/test/wasm_vm_test.cc
@@ -31,37 +31,17 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(WasmEngines, TestVm, testing::ValuesIn(getWasmEngines()
                          });
 
 TEST_P(TestVm, Init) {
-  std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::steady_clock> time2;
-
   auto time1 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-  if (engine_ == "v8") {
-#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_V8)
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initV8Engine());
-    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initV8Engine());
-#endif
-  } else if (engine_ == "wamr") {
-#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_WAMR)
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWamrEngine());
-    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWamrEngine());
-#endif
-  } else if (engine_ == "wasmtime") {
-#if defined(PROXY_WASM_HOST_ENGINE_WASMTIME)
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWasmtimeEngine());
-    time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-    EXPECT_TRUE(proxy_wasm::initWasmtimeEngine());
-#endif
-  } else {
-    return;
-  }
+  vm_->warm();
+  auto time2 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  vm_->warm();
   auto time3 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
 
   auto cold = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(time2 - time1).count();
   auto warm = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(time3 - time2).count();
 
-  std::cout << "\"cold\" engine time: " << cold << "ns" << std::endl;
-  std::cout << "\"warm\" engine time: " << warm << "ns" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "[" << engine_ << "] \"cold\" engine time: " << cold << "ns" << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "[" << engine_ << "] \"warm\" engine time: " << warm << "ns" << std::endl;
 
   // Default warm time in nanoseconds.
   int warm_time_ns_limit = 10000;
@@ -75,6 +55,11 @@ TEST_P(TestVm, Init) {
   EXPECT_LE(warm, warm_time_ns_limit);
 
   // Verify that getting a "warm" engine takes at least 50x less time than getting a "cold" one.
+  // We skip NullVM because warm() is a noop.
+  if (engine_ == "null") {
+    std::cout << "Skipping warm() performance assertions for NullVM." << std::endl;
+    return;
+  }
   EXPECT_LE(warm * 50, cold);
 }