diff --git a/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.cpp b/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.cpp
index 00ba30349..04742e4cf 100644
--- a/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.cpp
+++ b/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.cpp
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeC40Segment(Ref<BitSource> bits, ostringstream
   // TODO(bbrown): The Upper Shift with C40 doesn't work in the 4 value scenario all the time
   bool upperShift = false;
 
-  int* cValues = new int[3];
+  int cValues[3];
   int shift = 0;
   do {
     // If there is only one byte left then it will be encoded as ASCII
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeTextSegment(Ref<BitSource> bits, ostringstrea
   // TODO(bbrown): The Upper Shift with Text doesn't work in the 4 value scenario all the time
   bool upperShift = false;
 
-  int* cValues = new int[3];
+  int cValues[3];
   int shift = 0;
   do {
     // If there is only one byte left then it will be encoded as ASCII
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ void DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeAnsiX12Segment(Ref<BitSource> bits, ostringst
   // Three ANSI X12 values are encoded in a 16-bit value as
   // (1600 * C1) + (40 * C2) + C3 + 1
 
-  int* cValues = new int[3];
+  int cValues[3];
   do {
     // If there is only one byte left then it will be encoded as ASCII
     if (bits->available() == 8) {
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ void DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeAnsiX12Segment(Ref<BitSource> bits, ostringst
   } while (bits->available() > 0);
 }
 
-void DecodedBitStreamParser::parseTwoBytes(int firstByte, int secondByte, int*& result) {
+void DecodedBitStreamParser::parseTwoBytes(int firstByte, int secondByte, int* result) {
   int fullBitValue = (firstByte << 8) + secondByte - 1;
   int temp = fullBitValue / 1600;
   result[0] = temp;
diff --git a/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.h b/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.h
index 20414c084..5d322a0db 100644
--- a/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.h
+++ b/cpp/core/src/zxing/datamatrix/decoder/DecodedBitStreamParser.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
    */
   void decodeBase256Segment(Ref<BitSource> bits, std::ostringstream &result, std::vector<unsigned char> byteSegments);
 
-  void parseTwoBytes(int firstByte, int secondByte, int*& result);
+  void parseTwoBytes(int firstByte, int secondByte, int* result);
   /**
    * See ISO 16022:2006, Annex B, B.2
    */