diff --git a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostinfo/tst_qhostinfo.cpp b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostinfo/tst_qhostinfo.cpp
index e6704c36236..195cf972d9e 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostinfo/tst_qhostinfo.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/kernel/qhostinfo/tst_qhostinfo.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 #define TEST_DOMAIN ".test.qt-project.org"
 
-
 class tst_QHostInfo : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -552,24 +551,22 @@ void tst_QHostInfo::threadSafetyAsynchronousAPI()
 {
     const int nattempts = 10;
     const int lookupsperthread = 10;
-    QList<QThread*> threads;
-    QList<LookupReceiver*> receivers;
+    QThread threads[nattempts];
+    LookupReceiver receivers[nattempts];
     for (int i = 0; i < nattempts; ++i) {
-        QThread* thread = new QThread;
-        LookupReceiver* receiver = new LookupReceiver;
+        QThread *thread = &threads[i];
+        LookupReceiver *receiver = &receivers[i];
         receiver->numrequests = lookupsperthread;
-        receivers.append(receiver);
         receiver->moveToThread(thread);
         connect(thread, SIGNAL(started()), receiver, SLOT(start()));
         thread->start();
-        threads.append(thread);
     }
-    for (int k = threads.size() - 1; k >= 0; --k)
-        QVERIFY(threads.at(k)->wait(60000));
-    foreach (LookupReceiver* receiver, receivers) {
-        QCOMPARE(receiver->result.error(), QHostInfo::NoError);
-        QCOMPARE(receiver->result.addresses().at(0).toString(), QString("192.0.2.1"));
-        QCOMPARE(receiver->numrequests, 0);
+    for (int k = nattempts - 1; k >= 0; --k)
+        QVERIFY(threads[k].wait(60000));
+    for (LookupReceiver &receiver : receivers) {
+        QCOMPARE(receiver.result.error(), QHostInfo::NoError);
+        QCOMPARE(receiver.result.addresses().at(0).toString(), QString("192.0.2.1"));
+        QCOMPARE(receiver.numrequests, 0);
     }
 }