diff --git a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
index b48f23d..39f95bb 100644
--- a/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
+++ b/services/audioflinger/AudioFlinger.cpp
@@ -1062,9 +1062,9 @@
 // sendConfigEvent_l() must be called with ThreadBase::mLock held
 void AudioFlinger::ThreadBase::sendConfigEvent_l(int event, int param)
 {
-    ConfigEvent *configEvent = new ConfigEvent();
-    configEvent->mEvent = event;
-    configEvent->mParam = param;
+    ConfigEvent configEvent;
+    configEvent.mEvent = event;
+    configEvent.mParam = param;
     mConfigEvents.add(configEvent);
     ALOGV("sendConfigEvent() num events %d event %d, param %d", mConfigEvents.size(), event, param);
     mWaitWorkCV.signal();
@@ -1075,15 +1075,14 @@
     mLock.lock();
     while(!mConfigEvents.isEmpty()) {
         ALOGV("processConfigEvents() remaining events %d", mConfigEvents.size());
-        ConfigEvent *configEvent = mConfigEvents[0];
+        ConfigEvent configEvent = mConfigEvents[0];
         mConfigEvents.removeAt(0);
         // release mLock before locking AudioFlinger mLock: lock order is always
         // AudioFlinger then ThreadBase to avoid cross deadlock
         mLock.unlock();
         mAudioFlinger->mLock.lock();
-        audioConfigChanged_l(configEvent->mEvent, configEvent->mParam);
+        audioConfigChanged_l(configEvent.mEvent, configEvent.mParam);
         mAudioFlinger->mLock.unlock();
-        delete configEvent;
         mLock.lock();
     }
     mLock.unlock();
@@ -1130,7 +1129,7 @@
     snprintf(buffer, SIZE, " Index event param\n");
     result.append(buffer);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mConfigEvents.size(); i++) {
-        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, " %02d    %02d    %d\n", i, mConfigEvents[i]->mEvent, mConfigEvents[i]->mParam);
+        snprintf(buffer, SIZE, " %02d    %02d    %d\n", i, mConfigEvents[i].mEvent, mConfigEvents[i].mParam);
         result.append(buffer);
     }
     result.append("\n");