diff --git a/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc b/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
index 6c2ab0d..724d6e5 100644
--- a/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
+++ b/test/test-ccnx-tunnel.cc
@@ -82,21 +82,16 @@
   g_dc_o = 0;
   t1->publishData(Name(inner), (const unsigned char *)inner.c_str(), inner.size(), 5);
   usleep(100000);
-  Closure *outerClosure = new Closure(bind(outerCallback, _1, _2));
-  c1->sendInterest(Name("/local/hello"), outerClosure);
+
+  c1->sendInterest(Name("/local/hello"), Closure(bind(outerCallback, _1, _2)));
   usleep(100000);
   // it is indeed published as /local/hello
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(g_dc_o, 1);
 
   g_dc_i = 0;
-  Closure *innerClosure = new Closure(bind(innerCallback, _1, _2));
-  t2->sendInterest(Name(inner), innerClosure);
+  t2->sendInterest(Name(inner), Closure(bind(innerCallback, _1, _2)));
   usleep(100000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(g_dc_i, 1);
-
-  delete outerClosure;
-  delete innerClosure;
-
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (CcnxTunnelRegister)
@@ -107,7 +102,7 @@
   t3.overridePrefix();
   t3.setInterestFilter(Name("/t3"), bind(interestCallback, _1));
   usleep(100000);
-  Closure *innerClosure = new Closure(bind(innerCallback, _1, _2));
+  Closure innerClosure (bind(innerCallback, _1, _2));
   t1->sendInterest(Name("/t3/hello"), innerClosure);
   usleep(100000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(g_dc_i, 1);
@@ -119,7 +114,6 @@
   usleep(100000);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(g_dc_i, 1);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(g_ic, 1);
-  delete innerClosure;
 
 }
 
diff --git a/test/test-ccnx-wrapper.cc b/test/test-ccnx-wrapper.cc
index 651692f..b64f513 100644
--- a/test/test-ccnx-wrapper.cc
+++ b/test/test-ccnx-wrapper.cc
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
   usleep(100000);
   c2->setInterestFilter(prefix2, bind(publish2, _1));
 
-  Closure *closure = new Closure(bind(dataCallback, _1, _2), bind(timeout, _1));
+  Closure closure (bind(dataCallback, _1, _2), bind(timeout, _1));
 
   c1->sendInterest(Name("/c2/hi"), closure);
   usleep(100000);
@@ -63,13 +63,12 @@
   // reset
   g_dataCallback_counter = 0;
   g_timeout_counter = 0;
-  delete closure;
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (CcnxWrapperSelector)
 {
 
-  Closure *closure = new Closure(bind(dataCallback, _1, _2), bind(timeout, _1));
+  Closure closure (bind(dataCallback, _1, _2), bind(timeout, _1));
 
   Selectors selectors;
   selectors.interestLifetime(1);
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@
   // reset
   g_dataCallback_counter = 0;
   g_timeout_counter = 0;
-  delete closure;
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()