diff --git a/src/GSString.h b/src/GSString.h
index f053aa2b..3be11500 100644
--- a/src/GSString.h
+++ b/src/GSString.h
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TXAlloc
 	// Deallocation
 	void deallocate(pointer p, size_type)
 	{
-		delete p;
+		free(p);
 	}
 
 	// Construction
@@ -586,4 +586,4 @@ struct hash<VectorworksMVR::TXString>
         return s.hash();
     }
 };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}