diff --git a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SNS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SNS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
index e7721a9607a0..d06524b24735 100644
--- a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SNS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
+++ b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SNS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
@@ -12,17 +12,27 @@
 using System.Text;
 using Datadog.Trace.ClrProfiler.AutoInstrumentation.AWS.Shared;
 using Datadog.Trace.DuckTyping;
+using Datadog.Trace.Util;
 
 namespace Datadog.Trace.ClrProfiler.AutoInstrumentation.AWS.SNS
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Allows the creation of MessageAttributes and MessageAttributeValue with a type corresponding to the one given as template parameter
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TMarkerType">can be any type in the same assembly as the Attributes we want to create.</typeparam>
     internal sealed class CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> : IMessageHeadersHelper
     {
+        // We have to use Binary for SNS because passing JSON payloads with String type makes subscription filter policies fail silently.
+        // see https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-lambda-js/pull/269 for more details.
         private const string StringDataType = "Binary";
 
-        private static readonly Func<MemoryStream, object> _createMessageAttributeValue;
-        private static readonly Func<IDictionary> _createDict;
+        // ReSharper disable StaticMemberInGenericType
+        // there will be one instance of those fields per template type
+        private static readonly Func<MemoryStream, object> MessageAttributeValueCreator;
+        private static readonly ActivatorHelper DictionaryActivator;
+        // ReSharper restore StaticMemberInGenericType
 
-        public static readonly CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> Instance = new();
+        public static readonly CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> Instance;
 
         private CachedMessageHeadersHelper()
         {
@@ -54,37 +64,24 @@ static CachedMessageHeadersHelper()
 
             messageAttributeIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
 
-            _createMessageAttributeValue = (Func<MemoryStream, object>)createMessageAttributeValueMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<MemoryStream, object>));
+            MessageAttributeValueCreator = (Func<MemoryStream, object>)createMessageAttributeValueMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<MemoryStream, object>));
 
             // Initialize delegate for creating a Dictionary<string, MessageAttributeValue> object
-            var genericDictType = typeof(Dictionary<,>);
-            var constructedDictType = genericDictType.MakeGenericType(new Type[] { typeof(string), messageAttributeValueType });
-            ConstructorInfo dictionaryCtor = constructedDictType.GetConstructor(System.Type.EmptyTypes);
+            DictionaryActivator = new ActivatorHelper(typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(typeof(string), messageAttributeValueType));
 
-            DynamicMethod createDictMethod = new DynamicMethod(
-                $"SnsCachedMessageHeadersHelpers",
-                constructedDictType,
-                null,
-                typeof(DuckType).Module,
-                true);
-
-            ILGenerator dictIL = createDictMethod.GetILGenerator();
-            dictIL.Emit(OpCodes.Newobj, dictionaryCtor);
-            dictIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
-
-            _createDict = (Func<IDictionary>)createDictMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<IDictionary>));
+            Instance = new CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType>();
         }
 
         public IDictionary CreateMessageAttributes()
         {
-            return _createDict();
+            return (IDictionary)DictionaryActivator.CreateInstance();
         }
 
         public object CreateMessageAttributeValue(string value)
         {
             var bytes = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(value);
             var stream = new MemoryStream(bytes);
-            return _createMessageAttributeValue(stream);
+            return MessageAttributeValueCreator(stream);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SQS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SQS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
index 67a6d774f015..93a1cee8ec90 100644
--- a/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SQS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
+++ b/tracer/src/Datadog.Trace/ClrProfiler/AutoInstrumentation/AWS/SQS/CachedMessageHeadersHelper.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,21 @@
 
 namespace Datadog.Trace.ClrProfiler.AutoInstrumentation.AWS.SQS
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Allows the creation of MessageAttributes and MessageAttributeValue with a type corresponding to the one given as template parameter
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TMarkerType">can be any type in the same assembly as the Attributes we want to create.</typeparam>
     internal sealed class CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> : IMessageHeadersHelper
     {
         private const string StringDataType = "String";
 
-        private static readonly Func<string, object> _createMessageAttributeValue;
+        // ReSharper disable StaticMemberInGenericType
+        // there will be one instance of those fields per template type
+        private static readonly Func<string, object> MessageAttributeValueCreator;
         private static readonly ActivatorHelper DictionaryActivator;
+        // ReSharper restore StaticMemberInGenericType
 
-        public static readonly CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> Instance = new();
+        public static readonly CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType> Instance;
 
         private CachedMessageHeadersHelper()
         {
@@ -52,10 +59,12 @@ static CachedMessageHeadersHelper()
 
             messageAttributeIL.Emit(OpCodes.Ret);
 
-            _createMessageAttributeValue = (Func<string, object>)createMessageAttributeValueMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<string, object>));
+            MessageAttributeValueCreator = (Func<string, object>)createMessageAttributeValueMethod.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<string, object>));
 
             // Initialize delegate for creating a Dictionary<string, MessageAttributeValue> object
             DictionaryActivator = new ActivatorHelper(typeof(Dictionary<,>).MakeGenericType(typeof(string), messageAttributeValueType));
+
+            Instance = new CachedMessageHeadersHelper<TMarkerType>();
         }
 
         public IDictionary CreateMessageAttributes()
@@ -65,7 +74,7 @@ public IDictionary CreateMessageAttributes()
 
         public object CreateMessageAttributeValue(string value)
         {
-            return _createMessageAttributeValue(value);
+            return MessageAttributeValueCreator(value);
         }
     }
 }