diff --git a/src/textord/gap_map.cpp b/src/textord/gap_map.cpp
index c4ba63d09..719a6118a 100644
--- a/src/textord/gap_map.cpp
+++ b/src/textord/gap_map.cpp
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
-#include          "statistc.h"
-#include          "gap_map.h"
+
+#include "statistc.h"
+#include "gap_map.h"
 
 #define EXTERN
 EXTERN BOOL_VAR (gapmap_debug, FALSE, "Say which blocks have tables");
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ GAPMAP::GAPMAP(                 //Constructor
   }
   bucket_size = (int16_t) floor (xht_stats.median () + 0.5) / 2;
   map_max = (max_right - min_left) / bucket_size;
-  map = (int16_t *) alloc_mem ((map_max + 1) * sizeof (int16_t));
+  map = new int16_t[map_max + 1];
   for (i = 0; i <= map_max; i++)
     map[i] = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/textord/gap_map.h b/src/textord/gap_map.h
index 3582cdd57..cc94690d6 100644
--- a/src/textord/gap_map.h
+++ b/src/textord/gap_map.h
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
-#ifndef           GAP_MAP_H
-#define           GAP_MAP_H
 
-#include          "blobbox.h"
+#ifndef GAP_MAP_H
+#define GAP_MAP_H
+
+#include "blobbox.h"
 
 class GAPMAP
 {
@@ -19,8 +20,7 @@ class GAPMAP
            TO_BLOCK *block);
 
     ~GAPMAP () {                 //destructor
-      if (map != nullptr)
-        free_mem(map);
+      delete[] map;
     }
 
     bool table_gap(               //Is gap a table?
@@ -45,4 +45,5 @@ extern BOOL_VAR_H (gapmap_use_ends, FALSE,
 extern BOOL_VAR_H (gapmap_no_isolated_quanta, FALSE,
 "Ensure gaps not less than 2quanta wide");
 extern double_VAR_H (gapmap_big_gaps, 1.75, "xht multiplier");
+
 #endif