diff --git a/driver_gl.cpp b/driver_gl.cpp
index f7d43a85145..1ecb7588c41 100644
--- a/driver_gl.cpp
+++ b/driver_gl.cpp
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ void DriverGL::drawEmergString(int x, int y, const char *text, const Color &fgCo
 }
 
 Driver::TextObjectHandle *DriverGL::createTextBitmap(uint8 *data, int width, int height, const Color &fgColor) {
-	TextObjectHandle *handle = new TextObjectHandle();
+	TextObjectHandle *handle = new TextObjectHandle;
 	handle->width = width;
 	handle->height = height;
 	handle->bitmapData = NULL;
diff --git a/driver_tinygl.cpp b/driver_tinygl.cpp
index 431ce7edf2f..b5f88dd5456 100644
--- a/driver_tinygl.cpp
+++ b/driver_tinygl.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void DriverTinyGL::drawEmergString(int /*x*/, int /*y*/, const char * /*text*/,
 }
 
 Driver::TextObjectHandle *DriverTinyGL::createTextBitmap(uint8 *data, int width, int height, const Color &fgColor) {
-	TextObjectHandle *handle = new TextObjectHandle();
+	TextObjectHandle *handle = new TextObjectHandle;
 	handle->width = width;
 	handle->height = height;
 	handle->numTex = 0;