diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.cc
index 698e7c1abad..8dc9ed7c18e 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sound/sound_ops.cc
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ static void sound_open_init(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
   PropertyPointerRNA *pprop;
 
-  op->customdata = pprop = static_cast<PropertyPointerRNA *>(
-      MEM_callocN(sizeof(PropertyPointerRNA), "OpenPropertyPointerRNA"));
+  op->customdata = pprop = MEM_new<PropertyPointerRNA>(__func__);
   UI_context_active_but_prop_get_templateID(C, &pprop->ptr, &pprop->prop);
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ static int sound_open_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 
   DEG_relations_tag_update(bmain);
 
-  MEM_freeN(op->customdata);
+  MEM_delete(pprop);
   return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
 }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.cc
index 7cbed6bcbdd..5c3d7635b24 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_text/text_ops.cc
@@ -387,8 +387,7 @@ void TEXT_OT_new(wmOperatorType *ot)
 
 static void text_open_init(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
 {
-  PropertyPointerRNA *pprop = static_cast<PropertyPointerRNA *>(
-      MEM_callocN(sizeof(PropertyPointerRNA), "OpenPropertyPointerRNA"));
+  PropertyPointerRNA *pprop = MEM_new<PropertyPointerRNA>(__func__);
 
   op->customdata = pprop;
   UI_context_active_but_prop_get_templateID(C, &pprop->ptr, &pprop->prop);
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ static int text_open_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   space_text_drawcache_tag_update(st, true);
   WM_event_add_notifier(C, NC_TEXT | NA_ADDED, text);
 
-  MEM_freeN(op->customdata);
+  MEM_delete(pprop);
 
   return OPERATOR_FINISHED;
 }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_types.hh b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_types.hh
index e0fc91d1e24..3c73d6640b3 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_types.hh
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/RNA_types.hh
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ extern const PointerRNA PointerRNA_NULL;
 
 struct PropertyPointerRNA {
   PointerRNA ptr;
-  PropertyRNA *prop;
+  PropertyRNA *prop = nullptr;
 };
 
 /**