diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
index d3f5bd549..12a6678ec 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ pub struct SystemPrototypes<'gc> {
     pub stage: Object<'gc>,
     pub sprite: Object<'gc>,
     pub simplebutton: Object<'gc>,
+    pub regexp: Object<'gc>,
 }
 
 impl<'gc> SystemPrototypes<'gc> {
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ impl<'gc> SystemPrototypes<'gc> {
             stage: empty,
             sprite: empty,
             simplebutton: empty,
+            regexp: empty,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -196,6 +198,7 @@ pub struct SystemConstructors<'gc> {
     pub stage: Object<'gc>,
     pub sprite: Object<'gc>,
     pub simplebutton: Object<'gc>,
+    pub regexp: Object<'gc>,
 }
 
 impl<'gc> SystemConstructors<'gc> {
@@ -243,6 +246,7 @@ impl<'gc> SystemConstructors<'gc> {
             stage: empty,
             sprite: empty,
             simplebutton: empty,
+            regexp: empty,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -478,7 +482,7 @@ pub fn load_player_globals<'gc>(
     constant(mc, "", "Infinity", f64::INFINITY.into(), domain, script)?;
 
     class(activation, math::create_class(mc), domain, script)?;
-    class(activation, regexp::create_class(mc), domain, script)?;
+    avm2_system_class!(regexp, activation, regexp::create_class(mc), domain, script);
 
     avm2_system_class!(xml, activation, xml::create_class(mc), domain, script);
     avm2_system_class!(
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/regexp_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/regexp_object.rs
index 779c59d46..5045cd40e 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/regexp_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/regexp_object.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@ pub fn regexp_deriver<'gc>(
     proto: Object<'gc>,
     activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc, '_>,
 ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error> {
-    Ok(RegExpObject::derive(
-        constr,
-        proto,
+    let base = ScriptObjectData::base_new(Some(proto), ScriptObjectClass::ClassInstance(constr));
+
+    Ok(RegExpObject(GcCell::allocate(
         activation.context.gc_context,
+        RegExpObjectData {
+            base,
+            regexp: RegExp::new(""),
+        },
     ))
+    .into())
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Collect, Debug, Copy)]
@@ -43,33 +48,23 @@ pub struct RegExpObjectData<'gc> {
 
 impl<'gc> RegExpObject<'gc> {
     pub fn from_regexp(
-        mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
-        constr: Object<'gc>,
-        base_proto: Option<Object<'gc>>,
+        activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         regexp: RegExp<'gc>,
-    ) -> Object<'gc> {
-        let base = ScriptObjectData::base_new(base_proto, ScriptObjectClass::ClassInstance(constr));
-
-        RegExpObject(GcCell::allocate(mc, RegExpObjectData { base, regexp })).into()
-    }
-
-    /// Instantiate a regexp subclass.
-    pub fn derive(
-        constr: Object<'gc>,
-        base_proto: Object<'gc>,
-        mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
-    ) -> Object<'gc> {
+    ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error> {
+        let constr = activation.avm2().constructors().regexp;
+        let proto = activation.avm2().prototypes().regexp;
         let base =
-            ScriptObjectData::base_new(Some(base_proto), ScriptObjectClass::ClassInstance(constr));
+            ScriptObjectData::base_new(Some(proto), ScriptObjectClass::ClassInstance(constr));
 
-        RegExpObject(GcCell::allocate(
-            mc,
-            RegExpObjectData {
-                base,
-                regexp: RegExp::new(""),
-            },
+        let this = RegExpObject(GcCell::allocate(
+            activation.context.gc_context,
+            RegExpObjectData { base, regexp },
         ))
-        .into()
+        .into();
+
+        constr.call_native_initializer(Some(this), &[], activation, Some(constr))?;
+
+        Ok(this)
     }
 }