diff --git a/Source/NSArray.m b/Source/NSArray.m
index f5a145907..65a66a110 100644
--- a/Source/NSArray.m
+++ b/Source/NSArray.m
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static Class NSMutableArray_concrete_class;
     unsigned		indentBase;
     NSMutableString	*iBaseString;
     NSMutableString	*iSizeString;
-    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
     unsigned		count = [self count];
     NSString		*plists[count];
     unsigned		i;
diff --git a/Source/NSAutoreleasePool.m b/Source/NSAutoreleasePool.m
index ea42b1480..c1923cd17 100644
--- a/Source/NSAutoreleasePool.m
+++ b/Source/NSAutoreleasePool.m
@@ -93,10 +93,16 @@ pop_pool_from_cache (struct autorelease_thread_vars *tv)
 
 @implementation NSAutoreleasePool
 
+static IMP	allocImp;
+static IMP	initImp;
+
 + (void) initialize
 {
   if (self == [NSAutoreleasePool class])
-    ;				// Anything to put here?
+    {
+      allocImp = [self methodForSelector: @selector(allocWithZone:)];
+      initImp = [self instanceMethodForSelector: @selector(init)];
+    }
 }
 
 + allocWithZone: (NSZone*)zone
@@ -110,6 +116,12 @@ pop_pool_from_cache (struct autorelease_thread_vars *tv)
   return NSAllocateObject (self, 0, zone);
 }
 
++ new
+{
+  id arp = (*allocImp)(self, @selector(allocWithZone:), NSDefaultMallocZone());
+  return (*initImp)(arp, @selector(init));
+}
+
 - init
 {
   if (!_released_head)
diff --git a/Source/NSDictionary.m b/Source/NSDictionary.m
index c0efed0dc..40577e95a 100644
--- a/Source/NSDictionary.m
+++ b/Source/NSDictionary.m
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ compareIt(id o1, id o2, void* context)
     NSMutableString	*result;
     int			size;
     int			i;
-    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
     NSArray		*keysArray = [self allKeys];
     int			numKeys = [keysArray count];
     NSString		*plists[numKeys];
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ compareIt(id o1, id o2, void* context)
     NSMutableString	*iBaseString;
     NSMutableString	*iSizeString;
     int			i;
-    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+    NSAutoreleasePool	*arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
     NSArray		*keyArray = [self allKeys];
     NSMutableArray	*theKeys = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray: keyArray];
     int			numKeys = [theKeys count];
diff --git a/Source/NSFileManager.m b/Source/NSFileManager.m
index 9f4ec2539..497a9f0bf 100644
--- a/Source/NSFileManager.m
+++ b/Source/NSFileManager.m
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static NSFileManager* defaultManager = nil;
 	  NSString		*next;
 	  BOOL			result;
 
-	  arp = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+	  arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
 	  item = [contents objectAtIndex: i];
 	  next = [path stringByAppendingPathComponent: item];
 	  result = [self removeFileAtPath: next handler: handler];
diff --git a/Source/NSPort.m b/Source/NSPort.m
index cd83444a3..fbdd6c103 100644
--- a/Source/NSPort.m
+++ b/Source/NSPort.m
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ NSString *NSPortTimeoutException
        *	Also - bracket with retain/release pair to prevent recursion.
        */
       [super retain];
-      arp = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+      arp = [NSAutoreleasePool new];
       [self invalidate];
       [arp release];
       [super release];