diff --git a/src/compat/assumptions.h b/src/compat/assumptions.h
--- a/src/compat/assumptions.h
+++ b/src/compat/assumptions.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 //             code.
 static_assert(sizeof(short) == 2, "16-bit short assumed");
 static_assert(sizeof(int) == 4, "32-bit int assumed");
+static_assert(sizeof(unsigned) == 4, "32-bit unsigned assumed");
 
 // Assumption: We assume 8-bit bytes, because 32-bit int and 16-bit short are
 // assumed.
diff --git a/src/protocol.h b/src/protocol.h
--- a/src/protocol.h
+++ b/src/protocol.h
@@ -420,14 +420,17 @@
  * A CService with information about it as peer.
  */
 class CAddress : public CService {
+    static constexpr uint32_t TIME_INIT{100000000};
+
 public:
-    CAddress();
-    explicit CAddress(CService ipIn, ServiceFlags nServicesIn);
+    CAddress() : CService{} {};
+    explicit CAddress(CService ipIn, ServiceFlags nServicesIn)
+        : CService{ipIn}, nServices{nServicesIn} {};
 
     void Init();
 
     SERIALIZE_METHODS(CAddress, obj) {
-        SER_READ(obj, obj.Init());
+        SER_READ(obj, obj.nTime = TIME_INIT);
         int nVersion = s.GetVersion();
         if (s.GetType() & SER_DISK) {
             READWRITE(nVersion);
@@ -446,10 +449,10 @@
         READWRITEAS(CService, obj);
     }
 
-    ServiceFlags nServices;
+    ServiceFlags nServices{NODE_NONE};
 
     // disk and network only
-    unsigned int nTime;
+    uint32_t nTime{TIME_INIT};
 };
 
 /** getdata message type flags */
diff --git a/src/protocol.cpp b/src/protocol.cpp
--- a/src/protocol.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol.cpp
@@ -213,20 +213,6 @@
     g_initial_block_download_completed = state;
 }
 
-CAddress::CAddress() : CService() {
-    Init();
-}
-
-CAddress::CAddress(CService ipIn, ServiceFlags nServicesIn) : CService(ipIn) {
-    Init();
-    nServices = nServicesIn;
-}
-
-void CAddress::Init() {
-    nServices = NODE_NONE;
-    nTime = 100000000;
-}
-
 std::string CInv::GetCommand() const {
     std::string cmd;
     switch (GetKind()) {