diff --git a/apple/diskii.cpp b/apple/diskii.cpp
index 75fe729..dfc8693 100644
--- a/apple/diskii.cpp
+++ b/apple/diskii.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 DiskII::DiskII(AppleMMU *mmu)
 {
   this->trackBuffer = new LRingBuffer(NIBTRACKSIZE);
-  this->rawTrackBuffer = (uint8_t *)malloc(4096);
 
   this->mmu = mmu;
 
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ DiskII::DiskII(AppleMMU *mmu)
 DiskII::~DiskII()
 {
   delete this->trackBuffer; this->trackBuffer = NULL;
-  free(this->rawTrackBuffer); this->rawTrackBuffer = NULL;
 }
 
 bool DiskII::Serialize(int8_t fd)
diff --git a/apple/diskii.h b/apple/diskii.h
index 28d64c7..3c991e7 100644
--- a/apple/diskii.h
+++ b/apple/diskii.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class DiskII : public Slot {
   volatile bool trackDirty; // does this track need flushing to disk?
   uint8_t readWriteLatch;
   LRingBuffer *trackBuffer; // nibblized data
-  uint8_t *rawTrackBuffer; // not nibblized data
+  uint8_t rawTrackBuffer[4096]; // not nibblized data
   
   bool writeMode;
   bool writeProt;