diff --git a/src/test/libslic3r/test_gcodewriter.cpp b/src/test/libslic3r/test_gcodewriter.cpp
index 62636de72..044107ed0 100644
--- a/src/test/libslic3r/test_gcodewriter.cpp
+++ b/src/test/libslic3r/test_gcodewriter.cpp
@@ -9,30 +9,29 @@ using namespace std::literals::string_literals;
 
 SCENARIO("lift() is not ignored after unlift() at large values of Z", "[!mayfail]") {
     GIVEN("A config from a file and a single extruder.")
-    auto* writer {new GCodeWriter()};
-    auto& config {writer->config};
+    GCodeWriter writer;
+    auto& config {writer.config};
     config.set_defaults();
     config.load(std::string(testfile_dir) + "test_gcodewriter/config_lift_unlift.ini"s);
 
     std::vector<unsigned int> extruder_ids {0};
-    writer->set_extruders(extruder_ids);
-    writer->set_extruder(0);
+    writer.set_extruders(extruder_ids);
+    writer.set_extruder(0);
 
     WHEN("Z is set to 9007199254740992") {
         double trouble_Z = 9007199254740992;
-        writer->travel_to_z(trouble_Z);
+        writer.travel_to_z(trouble_Z);
         AND_WHEN("GcodeWriter::Lift() is called") {
-            REQUIRE(writer->lift().size() > 0);
+            REQUIRE(writer.lift().size() > 0);
             AND_WHEN("Z is moved post-lift to the same delta as the config Z lift") {
-                REQUIRE(writer->travel_to_z(trouble_z + config.retract_lift).size() == 0);
+                REQUIRE(writer.travel_to_z(trouble_Z + config.retract_lift).size() == 0);
                 AND_WHEN("GCodeWriter::Lift() is called after GCodeWriter::Unlift()") {
-                    REQUIRE(writer->unlift().size() > 0);
+                    REQUIRE(writer.unlift().size() > 0);
                     THEN("GCodeWriter::Lift() emits gcode.") {
-                        REQUIRE(writer->lift().size() > 0);
+                        REQUIRE(writer.lift().size() > 0);
                     }
                 }
             }
         }
     }
-    delete writer;
 }