diff --git a/common/sys/vector.h b/common/sys/vector.h
index f832626789..b5a8199cad 100644
--- a/common/sys/vector.h
+++ b/common/sys/vector.h
@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ namespace embree
       __forceinline void clear() 
       {
         /* destroy elements */
-        for (size_t i=0; i<size_active; i++)
-          alloc.destroy(&items[i]);
+        for (size_t i=0; i<size_active; i++){
+          items[i].~T();
+        }
         
         /* free memory */
         alloc.deallocate(items,size_alloced); 
@@ -178,8 +179,9 @@ namespace embree
         /* destroy elements */
         if (new_active < size_active) 
         {
-          for (size_t i=new_active; i<size_active; i++)
-            alloc.destroy(&items[i]);
+          for (size_t i=new_active; i<size_active; i++){
+            items[i].~T();
+          }
           size_active = new_active;
         }
 
@@ -195,7 +197,7 @@ namespace embree
         items = alloc.allocate(new_alloced);
         for (size_t i=0; i<size_active; i++) {
           ::new (&items[i]) T(std::move(old_items[i]));
-          alloc.destroy(&old_items[i]);
+          old_items[i].~T();
         }
 
         for (size_t i=size_active; i<new_active; i++) {