diff --git a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
index 48add99e..749c9c88 100644
--- a/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
+++ b/launcher/java/JavaUtils.cpp
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@ QList<JavaInstallPtr> JavaUtils::FindJavaFromRegistryKey(DWORD keyType, QString
     {
         // Read the current type version from the registry.
         // This will be used to find any key that contains the JavaHome value.
-        TCHAR *value = new TCHAR[0];
-        DWORD valueSz = 0;
 
         TCHAR subKeyName[255];
         DWORD subKeyNameSize, numSubKeys, retCode;
@@ -231,9 +229,8 @@ QList<JavaInstallPtr> JavaUtils::FindJavaFromRegistryKey(DWORD keyType, QString
                                       KEY_READ | KEY_WOW64_64KEY, &newKey) == ERROR_SUCCESS)
                     {
                         // Read the JavaHome value to find where Java is installed.
-                        delete [] value;
-                        value = new TCHAR[0];
-                        valueSz = 0;
+                        TCHAR *value = NULL;
+                        DWORD valueSz = 0;
                         if (RegQueryValueExW(newKey, keyJavaDir.toStdWString().c_str(), NULL, NULL, (BYTE *)value,
                                              &valueSz) == ERROR_MORE_DATA)
                         {
@@ -242,6 +239,7 @@ QList<JavaInstallPtr> JavaUtils::FindJavaFromRegistryKey(DWORD keyType, QString
                                              &valueSz);
 
                             QString newValue = QString::fromWCharArray(value);
+                            delete [] value;
 
                             // Now, we construct the version object and add it to the list.
                             JavaInstallPtr javaVersion(new JavaInstall());