diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
index 1d34249e32..74c4c60c3c 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/cpp/uv/Handle.cpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ using namespace wpi::uv;
 
 Handle::~Handle() noexcept {
   if (!m_closed && m_uv_handle->type != UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE) {
-    uv_close(m_uv_handle, [](uv_handle_t* uv_handle) { delete uv_handle; });
+    uv_close(m_uv_handle, [](uv_handle_t* uv_handle) { std::free(uv_handle); });
   } else {
-    delete m_uv_handle;
+    std::free(m_uv_handle);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Handle.h b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Handle.h
index c73032c886..973d0d2ab6 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Handle.h
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Handle.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <uv.h>
 
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 #include <utility>
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ class HandleImpl : public Handle {
   }
 
  protected:
-  HandleImpl() : Handle{reinterpret_cast<uv_handle_t*>(new U)} {}
+  HandleImpl() : Handle{static_cast<uv_handle_t*>(std::malloc(sizeof(U)))} {}
 };
 
 }  // namespace wpi::uv
diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/NetworkStream.h b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/NetworkStream.h
index 16bc537205..faac9fe2f2 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/NetworkStream.h
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/NetworkStream.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <uv.h>
 
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
 
@@ -143,7 +144,8 @@ class NetworkStreamImpl : public NetworkStream {
   }
 
  protected:
-  NetworkStreamImpl() : NetworkStream{reinterpret_cast<uv_stream_t*>(new U)} {}
+  NetworkStreamImpl()
+      : NetworkStream{static_cast<uv_stream_t*>(std::malloc(sizeof(U)))} {}
 };
 
 }  // namespace wpi::uv
diff --git a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Stream.h b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Stream.h
index c0a0e4d5b2..1b90a992a3 100644
--- a/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Stream.h
+++ b/wpiutil/src/main/native/include/wpi/uv/Stream.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <uv.h>
 
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <functional>
 #include <initializer_list>
 #include <memory>
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ class StreamImpl : public Stream {
   }
 
  protected:
-  StreamImpl() : Stream{reinterpret_cast<uv_stream_t*>(new U)} {}
+  StreamImpl() : Stream{static_cast<uv_stream_t*>(std::malloc(sizeof(U)))} {}
 };
 
 }  // namespace wpi::uv