diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamessagebox.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamessagebox.m
index 7a30d5047..fea487d13 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamessagebox.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoamessagebox.m
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Cocoa_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
         [alert setAlertStyle:NSInformationalAlertStyle];
     }
 
-    [alert setMessageText:[[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->title]];
-    [alert setInformativeText:[[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->message]];
+    [alert setMessageText:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->title]];
+    [alert setInformativeText:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->message]];
 
     const SDL_MessageBoxButtonData *buttons = messageboxdata->buttons;
     int i;
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Cocoa_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
     NSInteger clicked = [alert runModal];
     clicked -= NSAlertFirstButtonReturn;
     *buttonid = buttons[clicked].buttonid;
+    [alert release];
 
     [pool release];
 
diff --git a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
index 391cc2fad..aa832bdad 100644
--- a/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
+++ b/src/video/cocoa/SDL_cocoavideo.m
@@ -228,11 +228,7 @@ Cocoa_CreateImage(SDL_Surface * surface)
 
 void SDL_NSLog(const char *text)
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-
-    NSLog(@"%@", [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:text]);
-
-    [pool release];
+    NSLog(@"%s", text);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmessagebox.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmessagebox.m
index 9704b76a8..2ff1d0822 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmessagebox.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitmessagebox.m
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ UIKit_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
 
     UIAlertView* alert = [[UIAlertView alloc] init];
 
-    alert.title = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->title];
-    alert.message = [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->message];
+    alert.title = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->title];
+    alert.message = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:messageboxdata->message];
     alert.delegate = [[UIKit_UIAlertViewDelegate alloc] initWithButtonIndex:&clicked];
 
     const SDL_MessageBoxButtonData *buttons = messageboxdata->buttons;
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ UIKit_ShowMessageBox(const SDL_MessageBoxData *messageboxdata, int *buttonid)
     s_showingMessageBox = SDL_FALSE;
 
     *buttonid = messageboxdata->buttons[clicked].buttonid;
+ 
+    [alert.delegate release];
+    [alert release];
 
     [pool release];
 
diff --git a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
index 7de783f34..0c3764e01 100644
--- a/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
+++ b/src/video/uikit/SDL_uikitvideo.m
@@ -137,11 +137,7 @@ UIKit_VideoQuit(_THIS)
 
 void SDL_NSLog(const char *text)
 {
-    NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
-
-    NSLog(@"%@", [[NSString alloc] initWithUTF8String:text]);
-
-    [pool release];
+    NSLog(@"%s", text);
 }
 
 #endif /* SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_UIKIT */