diff --git a/src/raster/ftraster.c b/src/raster/ftraster.c
index 4c1709726..c886f7e31 100644
--- a/src/raster/ftraster.c
+++ b/src/raster/ftraster.c
@@ -3133,13 +3133,6 @@
   }
 
 
-  static void
-  ft_black_init( black_PRaster  raster )
-  {
-    FT_UNUSED( raster );
-  }
-
-
   /**** RASTER OBJECT CREATION: In standalone mode, we simply use *****/
   /****                         a static object.                  *****/
 
@@ -3157,7 +3150,6 @@
 
      *araster = (FT_Raster)&the_raster;
      FT_ZERO( &the_raster );
-     ft_black_init( &the_raster );
 
      return 0;
   }
@@ -3179,17 +3171,13 @@
                 black_PRaster  *araster )
   {
     FT_Error       error;
-    black_PRaster  raster = NULL;
+    black_PRaster  raster;
 
 
-    *araster = 0;
     if ( !FT_NEW( raster ) )
-    {
       raster->memory = memory;
-      ft_black_init( raster );
 
-      *araster = raster;
-    }
+    *araster = raster;
 
     return error;
   }
diff --git a/src/sdf/ftbsdf.c b/src/sdf/ftbsdf.c
index d837a7956..0f414c85e 100644
--- a/src/sdf/ftbsdf.c
+++ b/src/sdf/ftbsdf.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
   {
     FT_Memory  memory;
 
-  } BSDF_TRaster;
+  } BSDF_TRaster, *BSDF_PRaster;
 
 
   /**************************************************************************
@@ -1173,19 +1173,17 @@
 
   /* called when adding a new module through @FT_Add_Module */
   static FT_Error
-  bsdf_raster_new( FT_Memory   memory,
-                   FT_Raster*  araster )
+  bsdf_raster_new( FT_Memory      memory,
+                   BSDF_PRaster*  araster )
   {
-    FT_Error       error  = FT_Err_Ok;
-    BSDF_TRaster*  raster = NULL;
+    FT_Error      error;
+    BSDF_PRaster  raster;
 
 
-    *araster = 0;
-    if ( !FT_ALLOC( raster, sizeof ( BSDF_TRaster ) ) )
-    {
+    if ( !FT_NEW( raster ) )
       raster->memory = memory;
-      *araster       = (FT_Raster)raster;
-    }
+
+    *araster = raster;
 
     return error;
   }
diff --git a/src/sdf/ftsdf.c b/src/sdf/ftsdf.c
index 857721944..784e24705 100644
--- a/src/sdf/ftsdf.c
+++ b/src/sdf/ftsdf.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
   {
     FT_Memory  memory;
 
-  } SDF_TRaster;
+  } SDF_TRaster, *SDF_PRaster;
 
 
   /**************************************************************************
@@ -3706,25 +3706,19 @@
    */
 
   static FT_Error
-  sdf_raster_new( FT_Memory   memory,
-                  FT_Raster*  araster)
+  sdf_raster_new( FT_Memory     memory,
+                  SDF_PRaster*  araster )
   {
-    FT_Error      error  = FT_Err_Ok;
-    SDF_TRaster*  raster = NULL;
-    FT_Int        line   = __LINE__;
-
-    /* in non-debugging mode this is not used */
-    FT_UNUSED( line );
+    FT_Error     error;
+    SDF_PRaster  raster;
 
 
-    *araster = 0;
-    if ( !FT_ALLOC( raster, sizeof ( SDF_TRaster ) ) )
-    {
+    if ( !FT_NEW( raster ) )
       raster->memory = memory;
-      *araster       = (FT_Raster)raster;
-    }
 
-    return error;
+    *araster = raster;
+
+   return error;
   }
 
 
diff --git a/src/smooth/ftgrays.c b/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
index b8d680160..cc415e312 100644
--- a/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
+++ b/src/smooth/ftgrays.c
@@ -2147,19 +2147,17 @@ typedef ptrdiff_t  FT_PtrDist;
 #else /* !STANDALONE_ */
 
   static int
-  gray_raster_new( FT_Memory   memory,
-                   FT_Raster*  araster )
+  gray_raster_new( FT_Memory      memory,
+                   gray_PRaster*  araster )
   {
     FT_Error      error;
-    gray_PRaster  raster = NULL;
+    gray_PRaster  raster;
 
 
-    *araster = 0;
-    if ( !FT_ALLOC( raster, sizeof ( gray_TRaster ) ) )
-    {
+    if ( !FT_NEW( raster ) )
       raster->memory = memory;
-      *araster       = (FT_Raster)raster;
-    }
+
+    *araster = raster;
 
     return error;
   }