diff --git a/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp b/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
index b118456fe7..5b1d5da836 100644
--- a/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/locale/Locale.cpp
@@ -97,10 +97,9 @@ LocalePreflet::AboutRequested()
 	authors[0] = "Axel Dörfler";
 	authors[1] = "Adrien Destugues";
 	authors[2] = NULL;
-	BAboutWindow* about = new BAboutWindow(B_TRANSLATE("Locale"), 2005,
+	BAboutWindow about = new BAboutWindow(B_TRANSLATE("Locale"), 2005,
 		authors);
-	about->Show();
-	delete about;
+	about.Show();
 }