diff --git a/source/lib/allocators/headerless.cpp b/source/lib/allocators/headerless.cpp
index f29a1e6d3d..b30e564139 100644
--- a/source/lib/allocators/headerless.cpp
+++ b/source/lib/allocators/headerless.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,14 @@ public:
 	{
 	}
 
-	FreedBlock(uintptr_t id, size_t size)
-		:  m_magic(s_magic), m_size(size), m_id(id)
+	void Setup(uintptr_t id, size_t size)
 	{
+		m_magic = s_magic;
+		m_size = size;
+		m_id = id;
 	}
 
-	~FreedBlock()
+	void Reset()
 	{
 		// clear all fields to prevent accidental reuse
 		prev = next = 0;
@@ -410,8 +412,9 @@ public:
 
 	FreedBlock* WriteTags(u8* p, size_t size)
 	{
-		FreedBlock* freedBlock = new(p) FreedBlock(s_headerId, size);
-		(void)new(Footer(freedBlock)) FreedBlock(s_footerId, size);
+		FreedBlock* freedBlock = (FreedBlock*)p;
+		freedBlock->Setup(s_headerId, size);
+		Footer(freedBlock)->Setup(s_footerId, size);
 
 		m_freeBlocks++;
 		m_freeBytes += size;
@@ -430,8 +433,8 @@ public:
 		m_freeBytes -= freedBlock->Size();
 
 		FreedBlock* footer = Footer(freedBlock);
-		freedBlock->~FreedBlock();
-		footer->~FreedBlock();
+		freedBlock->Reset();
+		footer->Reset();
 	}
 
 	FreedBlock* PrecedingBlock(u8* p, u8* beginningOfPool) const