diff --git a/common/2d/bitmap.cpp b/common/2d/bitmap.cpp
index 27d44a1e6..77ccd5f29 100644
--- a/common/2d/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/common/2d/bitmap.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void gr_set_bitmap_data(grs_bitmap &bm, const uint8_t *data)
 grs_bitmap_ptr gr_create_bitmap(uint16_t w, uint16_t h )
 {
 	RAIIdmem<uint8_t[]> d;
-	MALLOC(d, unsigned char, MAX_BMP_SIZE(w, h));
+	MALLOC(d, uint8_t[], MAX_BMP_SIZE(w, h));
 	return gr_create_bitmap_raw(w, h, std::move(d));
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void gr_init_main_bitmap(grs_main_bitmap &bm, const bm_mode mode, const uint16_t
 void gr_init_bitmap_alloc(grs_main_bitmap &bm, const bm_mode mode, const uint16_t x, const uint16_t y, const uint16_t w, const uint16_t h, const uint16_t bytesperline)
 {
 	RAIIdmem<uint8_t[]> d;
-	MALLOC(d, unsigned char, MAX_BMP_SIZE(w, h));
+	MALLOC(d, uint8_t[], MAX_BMP_SIZE(w, h));
 	gr_init_main_bitmap(bm, mode, x, y, w, h, bytesperline, std::move(d));
 }
 
diff --git a/common/include/u_mem.h b/common/include/u_mem.h
index b8788703e..2c178793e 100644
--- a/common/include/u_mem.h
+++ b/common/include/u_mem.h
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ RAIIdmem<T> &MALLOC(RAIIdmem<T> &r, std::size_t count, const char *var, const ch
 	return r.reset(MALLOC<typename RAIIdmem<T>::element_type>(p, count, var, file, line)), r;
 }
 
-template <typename T>
-RAIIdmem<T[]> &MALLOC(RAIIdmem<T[]> &r, const std::size_t count, const char *const var, const char *const file, const unsigned line)
-{
-	return MALLOC<T[]>(r, count, var, file, line);
-}
-
 template <typename T>
 void CALLOC(RAIIdmem<T> &r, std::size_t count, const char *var, const char *file, unsigned line)
 {
diff --git a/similar/2d/font.cpp b/similar/2d/font.cpp
index dd1c6e392..4489fb642 100644
--- a/similar/2d/font.cpp
+++ b/similar/2d/font.cpp
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void ogl_init_font(grs_font * font)
 	{
 		RAIIdmem<uint8_t[]> data;
 		const unsigned length = tw * th;
-		MALLOC(data, uint8_t, length);
+		MALLOC(data, uint8_t[], length);
 		std::fill_n(data.get(), length, TRANSPARENCY_COLOR); // map the whole data with transparency so we won't have borders if using gap
 		gr_init_main_bitmap(font->ft_parent_bitmap, bm_mode::linear, 0, 0, tw, th, tw, std::move(data));
 	}
diff --git a/similar/main/multi.cpp b/similar/main/multi.cpp
index 127f4cbd4..45b719a50 100644
--- a/similar/main/multi.cpp
+++ b/similar/main/multi.cpp
@@ -5617,7 +5617,7 @@ void init_hoard_data(d_vclip_array &Vclip)
 			return;
 		const unsigned extent = icon_w * icon_h;
 		RAIIdmem<uint8_t[]> bitmap_data2;
-		MALLOC(bitmap_data2, uint8_t, extent);
+		MALLOC(bitmap_data2, uint8_t[], extent);
 		PHYSFS_read(ifile,&palette[0],sizeof(palette[0]),palette.size());
 		PHYSFS_read(ifile, bitmap_data2.get(), 1, extent);
 		gr_init_main_bitmap(i, bm_mode::linear, 0, 0, icon_w, icon_h, icon_w, std::move(bitmap_data2));