diff --git a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
index 7e1839a95b..bdde5e0f8c 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskbar/TimeView.cpp
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ TTimeView::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 		ShowClockOptions(ConvertToScreen(point));
 		return;
 	} else if (buttons == B_PRIMARY_MOUSE_BUTTON) {		
-		BMessage * longClickMessage = new BMessage(kMsgLongClick);
-		longClickMessage->AddPoint("where", point);
+		BMessage longClickMessage(kMsgLongClick);
+		longClickMessage.AddPoint("where", point);
 		
 		bigtime_t longClickThreshold;
 		get_click_speed(&longClickThreshold);
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ TTimeView::MouseDown(BPoint point)
 			
 		delete fLongClickMessageRunner;
 		fLongClickMessageRunner = new BMessageRunner(BMessenger(this),
-			 longClickMessage, longClickThreshold, 1);			
+			 &longClickMessage, longClickThreshold, 1);			
 	}
 
 	//	flip to/from showing date or time
diff --git a/src/apps/pairs/PairsWindow.cpp b/src/apps/pairs/PairsWindow.cpp
index 89cf596ba8..b0b87b402e 100644
--- a/src/apps/pairs/PairsWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/pairs/PairsWindow.cpp
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ PairsWindow::MessageReceived(BMessage* message)
 						// message of message runner might not have arrived
 						// yet, so it is deleted here to prevent any leaking
 						// just in case
+					BMessage message(kMsgPairComparing);
 					fPairComparing = new BMessageRunner(BMessenger(this),
-						new BMessage(kMsgPairComparing),  5 * 100000L, 1);
+						&message,  5 * 100000L, 1);
 					fIsPairsActive = false;
 				}