diff --git a/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerAllocator.h b/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerAllocator.h
index 86d894e951..41606f4562 100644
--- a/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerAllocator.h
+++ b/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerAllocator.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct SharedHandlerAllocator
 
     void construct (pointer p, const_reference val) const
     {
-        ::new ((void *)p) value_type (val);
+        new ((void *)p) value_type (val);
     }
 
     void destroy (pointer p) const
diff --git a/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerType.h b/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerType.h
index 89d9f3c4d7..77961ce2c9 100644
--- a/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerType.h
+++ b/modules/beast_asio/async/SharedHandlerType.h
@@ -97,18 +97,6 @@ protected:
             deallocate <Handler> (shared, size, local);
     }
 
-    // If these somehow get called, bad things will happen
-    //
-    void* operator new (std::size_t)
-    {
-        return pure_virtual_called (__FILE__, __LINE__);
-    }
-
-    void operator delete (void*)
-    {
-        return pure_virtual_called (__FILE__, __LINE__);
-    }
-
 protected:
     std::size_t const m_size;
     Handler mutable m_handler;
@@ -218,7 +206,7 @@ Container <Handler>* newSharedHandlerContainer (BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_ARG(Handler) han
     Handler local (BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(Handler)(handler));
     void* const p (boost_asio_handler_alloc_helpers::
         allocate <Handler> (size, local));
-    return ::new (p) ContainerType (size, BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(Handler)(local));
+    return new (p) ContainerType (size, BOOST_ASIO_MOVE_CAST(Handler)(local));
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicArray.h b/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicArray.h
index 70a079cae1..82aeb08cf7 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicArray.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicArray.h
@@ -618,48 +618,48 @@ public:
 
     iterator push_back (TParam value)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (value);
+        new (alloc ()) T (value);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
 
     iterator emplace_back ()
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T ();
+        new (alloc ()) T ();
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
 
     template <class A1>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (a1);
+        new (alloc ()) T (a1);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2);
+        new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
     
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3);
+        new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
     
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3, class A4>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4);
+        new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3, class A4, class A5>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4, A5 a5)
     {
-        ::new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
+        new (alloc ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5);
         return iterator (this, size () - 1);
     }
    
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ public:
     void resize (size_type count)
     {
         while (count > size ())
-            ::new (alloc ()) T;
+            new (alloc ()) T;
 
         while (count < size ())
             get (--m_size).~T ();
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ public:
     void resize (size_type count, TParam value)
     {
         while (count > size ())
-            ::new (alloc ()) T (value);
+            new (alloc ()) T (value);
 
         while (count < size ())
             get (--m_size).~T ();
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicList.h b/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicList.h
index e048774c7b..d3768239be 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicList.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/containers/DynamicList.h
@@ -367,43 +367,43 @@ public:
     */
     iterator emplace_back ()
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T ());
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T ());
     }
 
     template <class A1>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1)
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1));
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2)
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2));
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3)
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3));
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3, class A4>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4)
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4));
     }
 
     template <class A1, class A2, class A3, class A4, class A5>
     iterator emplace_back (A1 a1, A2 a2, A3 a3, A4 a4, A5 a5)
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (a1, a2, a3, a4, a5));
     }
 
     /** Allocate a new copy-constructed element and return the index. */
     iterator push_back (TParam value) noexcept
     {
-        return iterator_to (*::new (alloc ()->get ()) T (value));
+        return iterator_to (*new (alloc ()->get ()) T (value));
     }
 
     /** Erase the element at the specified position. */
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/functional/SharedFunction.h b/modules/beast_core/functional/SharedFunction.h
index 937942c929..693982da17 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/functional/SharedFunction.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/functional/SharedFunction.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public:
 
     template <typename F>
     SharedFunction (F f, A a = A ())
-        : m_ptr (::new (
+        : m_ptr (new (
             typename CallType <F>::Allocator (a)
                 .allocate (sizeof (CallType <F>)))
                     CallType <F> (BEAST_MOVE_CAST(F)(f), a))
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public:
 
     template <typename F>
     SharedFunction (F f, A a = A ())
-        : m_ptr (::new (
+        : m_ptr (new (
             typename CallType <F>::Allocator (a)
                 .allocate (sizeof (CallType <F>)))
                     CallType <F> (BEAST_MOVE_CAST(F)(f), a))
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h b/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
index 895f266d9f..14ab7c0ce4 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/memory/SharedSingleton.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
             {
                 bassert (lifetime == SingletonLifetime::createOnDemand || ! staticData.destructorCalled);
                 staticData.instance = &staticData.object;
-                ::new (staticData.instance) SharedSingleton (lifetime);
+                new (staticData.instance) SharedSingleton (lifetime);
                 instance = staticData.instance;
             }
         }
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/memory/StaticObject.h b/modules/beast_core/memory/StaticObject.h
index c602e57386..29f16d9e12 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/memory/StaticObject.h
+++ b/modules/beast_core/memory/StaticObject.h
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ public:
             if (staticData.state.compareAndSetBool (initializing, uninitialized))
             {
                 // Initialize the object.
-                ::new (&staticData.object) Object;
+                new (&staticData.object) Object;
                 staticData.state = initialized;
             }
             else
diff --git a/modules/beast_core/thread/impl/TrackedMutex.cpp b/modules/beast_core/thread/impl/TrackedMutex.cpp
index d37a148812..f76fa6aa93 100644
--- a/modules/beast_core/thread/impl/TrackedMutex.cpp
+++ b/modules/beast_core/thread/impl/TrackedMutex.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ TrackedMutexBasics::PerThreadData& TrackedMutexBasics::getPerThreadData ()
     // Manually call the constructor with placement new if needed
     if (! thread.id)
     {
-        ::new (&thread) PerThreadData ();
+        new (&thread) PerThreadData ();
         bassert (thread.id != 0);
     }