diff --git a/src/tests/arithmetic/conjugate_test.cc b/src/tests/arithmetic/conjugate_test.cc
index 4a76fa4e1..20badc36d 100644
--- a/src/tests/arithmetic/conjugate_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/arithmetic/conjugate_test.cc
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ TEST(Conjugate_Test, ArmadilloComplexImplementation)
 
 TEST(Conjugate_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
 {
-    std::complex<float>* input = new std::complex<float>[FLAGS_size_conjugate_test];
-    std::complex<float>* output = new std::complex<float>[FLAGS_size_conjugate_test];
+    std::complex<float>* input = (std::complex<float>*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_conjugate_test * sizeof(std::complex<float>), volk_get_alignment());
+    std::complex<float>* output = (std::complex<float>*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_conjugate_test * sizeof(std::complex<float>), volk_get_alignment());
     memset(input, 0, sizeof(std::complex<float>) * FLAGS_size_conjugate_test);
 
     struct timeval tv;
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ TEST(Conjugate_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
               << "-length complex float vector using VOLK finished in " << (end - begin)
               << " microseconds" << std::endl;
     ASSERT_LE(0, end - begin);
-    delete [] input;
-    delete [] output;
+    volk_free(input);
+    volk_free(output);
 }
diff --git a/src/tests/arithmetic/magnitude_squared_test.cc b/src/tests/arithmetic/magnitude_squared_test.cc
index ef0e4bc50..ba66a50a5 100644
--- a/src/tests/arithmetic/magnitude_squared_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/arithmetic/magnitude_squared_test.cc
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ TEST(MagnitudeSquared_Test, ArmadilloComplexImplementation)
 
 TEST(MagnitudeSquared_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
 {
-    std::complex<float>* input = new std::complex<float>[FLAGS_size_magnitude_test];
+    std::complex<float>* input = (std::complex<float>*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_magnitude_test * sizeof(std::complex<float>), volk_get_alignment());
     memset(input, 0, sizeof(std::complex<float>) * FLAGS_size_magnitude_test);
-    float* output = new float[FLAGS_size_magnitude_test];
+    float* output = (float*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_magnitude_test * sizeof(float), volk_get_alignment());
     struct timeval tv;
     gettimeofday(&tv, NULL);
     long long int begin = tv.tv_sec * 1000000 + tv.tv_usec;
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ TEST(MagnitudeSquared_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
               << "-length vector using VOLK computed in " << (end - begin)
               << " microseconds" << std::endl;
     ASSERT_LE(0, end - begin);
-    delete [] input;
-    delete [] output;
+    volk_free(input);
+    volk_free(output);
 }
 
 //            volk_32f_accumulator_s32f(&d_input_power, d_magnitude, d_fft_size);
diff --git a/src/tests/arithmetic/multiply_test.cc b/src/tests/arithmetic/multiply_test.cc
index eb0d16f4f..e4bfef12e 100644
--- a/src/tests/arithmetic/multiply_test.cc
+++ b/src/tests/arithmetic/multiply_test.cc
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ TEST(Multiply_Test, ArmadilloComplexImplementation)
 
 TEST(Multiply_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
 {
-    std::complex<float>* input = new std::complex<float>[FLAGS_size_multiply_test];
-    std::complex<float>* output = new std::complex<float>[FLAGS_size_multiply_test];
+    std::complex<float>* input = (std::complex<float>*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_multiply_test * sizeof(std::complex<float>), volk_get_alignment());
+    std::complex<float>* output = (std::complex<float>*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_multiply_test * sizeof(std::complex<float>), volk_get_alignment());
     memset(input, 0, sizeof(std::complex<float>) * FLAGS_size_multiply_test);
 
     struct timeval tv;
@@ -198,8 +198,9 @@ TEST(Multiply_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
               << " microseconds" << std::endl;
     ASSERT_LE(0, end - begin);
 
-    float* mag = new float [FLAGS_size_multiply_test];
+    float* mag = (float*)volk_malloc(FLAGS_size_multiply_test * sizeof(float), volk_get_alignment());
     volk_32fc_magnitude_32f(mag, output, FLAGS_size_multiply_test);
+
     float* result = new float(0);
     volk_32f_accumulator_s32f(result, mag, FLAGS_size_multiply_test);
     // Comparing floating-point numbers is tricky.
@@ -207,8 +208,8 @@ TEST(Multiply_Test, VolkComplexImplementation)
     // See http://code.google.com/p/googletest/wiki/AdvancedGuide#Floating-Point_Comparison
     float expected = 0;
     ASSERT_FLOAT_EQ(expected, result[0]);
-    delete [] input;
-    delete [] output;
-    delete [] mag;
+    volk_free(input);
+    volk_free(output);
+    volk_free(mag);
 }