diff --git a/FlashMQTests/mainappthread.cpp b/FlashMQTests/mainappthread.cpp
index f00204b..c9fcae2 100644
--- a/FlashMQTests/mainappthread.cpp
+++ b/FlashMQTests/mainappthread.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,6 @@ void MainAppThread::waitForStarted()
         QThread::msleep(10);
 
         if (n++ > 500)
-            throw new std::runtime_error("Waiting for app to start failed.");
+            throw std::runtime_error("Waiting for app to start failed.");
     }
 }
diff --git a/FlashMQTests/twoclienttestcontext.cpp b/FlashMQTests/twoclienttestcontext.cpp
index af2dc32..b2eebb3 100644
--- a/FlashMQTests/twoclienttestcontext.cpp
+++ b/FlashMQTests/twoclienttestcontext.cpp
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void TwoClientTestContext::onClientError(const QMQTT::ClientError error)
         errStr = "Socket timeout";
 
     QString msg = QString("Client %1 error code: %2 (%3). Initiated delayed reconnect.\n").arg(_sender->clientId()).arg(error).arg(errStr);
-    throw new std::runtime_error(msg.toStdString());
+    throw std::runtime_error(msg.toStdString());
 }
 
 void TwoClientTestContext::onReceiverReceived(const QMQTT::Message &message)