diff --git a/TESTS/mbed_drivers/race_test/main.cpp b/TESTS/mbed_drivers/race_test/main.cpp
index c0a89ff8c5..f4753f9bf4 100644
--- a/TESTS/mbed_drivers/race_test/main.cpp
+++ b/TESTS/mbed_drivers/race_test/main.cpp
@@ -68,21 +68,18 @@ static void main_class_race()
 void test_case_func_race()
 {
     Callback<void()> cb(main_func_race);
-    Thread *t1 = new Thread(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
-    Thread *t2 = new Thread(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
+    Thread t1(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
+    Thread t2(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
 
     // Start start first thread
-    t1->start(cb);
+    t1.start(cb);
     // Start second thread while the first is inside the constructor
     Thread::wait(250);
-    t2->start(cb);
+    t2.start(cb);
 
     // Wait for the threads to finish
-    t1->join();
-    t2->join();
-
-    delete t1;
-    delete t2;
+    t1.join();
+    t2.join();
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT32(1, instance_count);
 
@@ -93,21 +90,18 @@ void test_case_func_race()
 void test_case_class_race()
 {
     Callback<void()> cb(main_class_race);
-    Thread *t1 = new Thread(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
-    Thread *t2 = new Thread(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
+    Thread t1(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
+    Thread t2(osPriorityNormal, TEST_STACK_SIZE);
 
     // Start start first thread
-    t1->start(cb);
+    t1.start(cb);
     // Start second thread while the first is inside the constructor
     Thread::wait(250);
-    t2->start(cb);
+    t2.start(cb);
 
     // Wait for the threads to finish
-    t1->join();
-    t2->join();
-
-    delete t1;
-    delete t2;
+    t1.join();
+    t2.join();
 
     TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_UINT32(1, instance_count);