diff --git a/src/integrators/symplectic_integrators.jl b/src/integrators/symplectic_integrators.jl
index 9cc9a6a14c..fe6981808a 100644
--- a/src/integrators/symplectic_integrators.jl
+++ b/src/integrators/symplectic_integrators.jl
@@ -44,3 +44,34 @@ end
   end
   f[1](integrator.t,uprev,du,ku)
 end
+
+@inline function initialize!(integrator,cache::VelocityVerletCache,f=integrator.f)
+  integrator.kshortsize = 2
+  @unpack k,fsalfirst = cache
+  integrator.fsalfirst = fsalfirst
+  integrator.fsallast = k
+  integrator.k = eltype(integrator.sol.k)(integrator.kshortsize)
+  integrator.k[1] = integrator.fsalfirst
+  integrator.k[2] = integrator.fsallast
+  uprev,duprev = integrator.uprev.x
+  f[2](integrator.t,uprev,duprev,integrator.k[1].x[2])
+end
+
+@inline function perform_step!(integrator,cache::VelocityVerletCache,f=integrator.f)
+  @unpack t,dt = integrator
+  uprev,duprev = integrator.uprev.x
+  u,du = integrator.u.x
+  kduprev = integrator.k[1].x[2]
+  kdu = integrator.k[2].x[2]
+  # x(t+Δt) = x(t) + v(t)*Δt + 1/2*a(t)*Δt^2
+  f[2](integrator.t,uprev,duprev,kduprev)
+  @tight_loop_macros for i in eachindex(u)
+    @inbounds u[i] = @muladd uprev[i]+duprev[i]*dt+(1//2*kduprev[i])*dt^2
+  end
+  f[2](integrator.t,u,duprev,kdu)
+  # v(t+Δt) = v(t) + 1/2*(a(t)+a(t+Δt))*Δt
+  @tight_loop_macros for i in eachindex(du)
+    du[i] = muladd(dt,(1//2*kduprev[i]+kdu[i]),duprev[i])
+  end
+  f[2](integrator.t,uprev,duprev,kduprev)
+end