diff --git a/vm/factor.cpp b/vm/factor.cpp
index 41a2da6f03..77c2e67148 100755
--- a/vm/factor.cpp
+++ b/vm/factor.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ struct startargs {
 
 factor_vm *new_factor_vm()
 {
-	factor_vm *newvm = new factor_vm;
+	factor_vm *newvm = new factor_vm();
 	register_vm_with_thread(newvm);
 	thread_vms[thread_id()] = newvm;
 
diff --git a/vm/vm.cpp b/vm/vm.cpp
index a6731a3225..45cf05075c 100755
--- a/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 namespace factor
 {
 
-factor_vm::factor_vm()
-{
-        memset(this,0,sizeof(factor_vm));
-}
+factor_vm::factor_vm() { }
 
 }