diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
index 984075d407..53f1b7a328 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eam.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ PairEAM::~PairEAM()
   if (setfl) {
     for (int i = 0; i < setfl->nelements; i++) delete [] setfl->elements[i];
     delete [] setfl->elements;
-    delete [] setfl->mass;
+    memory->destroy(setfl->mass);
     memory->destroy(setfl->frho);
     memory->destroy(setfl->rhor);
     memory->destroy(setfl->z2r);
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ PairEAM::~PairEAM()
   if (fs) {
     for (int i = 0; i < fs->nelements; i++) delete [] fs->elements[i];
     delete [] fs->elements;
-    delete [] fs->mass;
+    memory->destroy(fs->mass);
     memory->destroy(fs->frho);
     memory->destroy(fs->rhor);
     memory->destroy(fs->z2r);
diff --git a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eim.cpp b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eim.cpp
index f3f965a231..bdc08662f3 100644
--- a/src/MANYBODY/pair_eim.cpp
+++ b/src/MANYBODY/pair_eim.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void PairEIM::file2array()
 
   delete [] negativity;
   delete [] q0;
-  delete [] cutforcesq;
+  memory->destroy(cutforcesq);
   negativity = new double[ntypes+1];
   q0 = new double[ntypes+1];
   memory->create(cutforcesq,ntypes+1,ntypes+1,"pair:cutforcesq");