diff --git a/src/serializers/HdfSerializer.cpp b/src/serializers/HdfSerializer.cpp
index b870ead846..05b8898ea5 100644
--- a/src/serializers/HdfSerializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializers/HdfSerializer.cpp
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ void HdfSerializer::write(const IfcGeom::BRepElement<real_t>* o) {
 	H5::DataSet OCCTDataset;
 	
 	const IfcGeom::Representation::BRep& brepmesh = o->geometry();
-	const IfcGeom::Representation::Serialization *serialization = new IfcGeom::Representation::Serialization(brepmesh);
-	std::string brep_data = serialization->brep_data();
+	const IfcGeom::Representation::Serialization serialization(brepmesh);
+	std::string brep_data = serialization.brep_data();
 
-	const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement<real_t>*triangular_element = new IfcGeom::TriangulationElement<real_t>(*o);
-	const IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation<real_t>& mesh = triangular_element->geometry();
+	const IfcGeom::TriangulationElement<real_t>triangular_element(*o);
+	const IfcGeom::Representation::Triangulation<real_t>& mesh = triangular_element.geometry();
 	const int vcount = (int)mesh.verts().size() / 3;
 	const int fcount = (int)mesh.faces().size() / 3;
 	const bool isyup = settings().get(SerializerSettings::USE_Y_UP);