diff --git a/dlls/dmband/band.c b/dlls/dmband/band.c
index 907377ebed5..02e3573bab9 100644
--- a/dlls/dmband/band.c
+++ b/dlls/dmband/band.c
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI IDirectMusicBandImpl_Release(IDirectMusicBand *iface)
 
     TRACE("(%p) ref=%ld\n", This, ref);
 
-    if (!ref) {
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
-    }
+    if (!ref) free(This);
 
     return ref;
 }
@@ -277,11 +275,7 @@ static HRESULT parse_instrument(IDirectMusicBandImpl *This, DMUS_PRIVATE_CHUNK *
   /*
    * @TODO insert pNewInstrument into This
    */
-  pNewInstrument = HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap (), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(DMUS_PRIVATE_INSTRUMENT));
-  if (NULL == pNewInstrument) {
-    ERR(": no more memory\n");
-    return  E_OUTOFMEMORY;
-  }
+  if (!(pNewInstrument = calloc(1, sizeof(*pNewInstrument)))) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
   memcpy(&pNewInstrument->pInstrument, &inst, sizeof(DMUS_IO_INSTRUMENT));
   pNewInstrument->ppReferenceCollection = NULL;
   if (NULL != pObject) {
@@ -289,8 +283,7 @@ static HRESULT parse_instrument(IDirectMusicBandImpl *This, DMUS_PRIVATE_CHUNK *
     hr = IDirectMusicObject_QueryInterface (pObject, &IID_IDirectMusicCollection, (void**) &pCol);
     if (FAILED(hr)) {
       ERR(": failed to get IDirectMusicCollection Interface from DMObject\n");
-      HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, pNewInstrument);
-
+      free(pNewInstrument);
       return hr;
     }
     pNewInstrument->ppReferenceCollection = pCol;
@@ -514,11 +507,8 @@ HRESULT create_dmband(REFIID lpcGUID, void **ppobj)
   IDirectMusicBandImpl* obj;
   HRESULT hr;
 
-  obj = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(IDirectMusicBandImpl));
-  if (NULL == obj) {
-    *ppobj = NULL;
-    return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
-  }
+  *ppobj = NULL;
+  if (!(obj = calloc(1, sizeof(*obj)))) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
   obj->IDirectMusicBand_iface.lpVtbl = &dmband_vtbl;
   obj->ref = 1;
   dmobject_init(&obj->dmobj, &CLSID_DirectMusicBand, (IUnknown *)&obj->IDirectMusicBand_iface);
diff --git a/dlls/dmband/bandtrack.c b/dlls/dmband/bandtrack.c
index 25aca207612..bdb9344b064 100644
--- a/dlls/dmband/bandtrack.c
+++ b/dlls/dmband/bandtrack.c
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ static ULONG WINAPI band_track_Release(IDirectMusicTrack8 *iface)
 
     TRACE("(%p) ref=%ld\n", This, ref);
 
-    if (!ref) {
-        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This);
-    }
+    if (!ref) free(This);
 
     return ref;
 }
@@ -344,11 +342,8 @@ static HRESULT load_band(IDirectMusicBandTrack *This, IStream *pClonedStream,
    * @TODO insert pBand into This
    */
   if (SUCCEEDED(hr)) {
-    LPDMUS_PRIVATE_BAND pNewBand = HeapAlloc (GetProcessHeap (), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(DMUS_PRIVATE_BAND));
-    if (NULL == pNewBand) {
-      ERR(": no more memory\n");
-      return  E_OUTOFMEMORY;
-    }
+    LPDMUS_PRIVATE_BAND pNewBand;
+    if (!(pNewBand = calloc(1, sizeof(*pNewBand)))) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
     pNewBand->BandHeader = *pHeader;
     pNewBand->band = *ppBand;
     IDirectMusicBand_AddRef(*ppBand);
@@ -637,11 +632,8 @@ HRESULT create_dmbandtrack(REFIID lpcGUID, void **ppobj)
     IDirectMusicBandTrack *track;
     HRESULT hr;
 
-    track = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), HEAP_ZERO_MEMORY, sizeof(*track));
-    if (!track) {
-        *ppobj = NULL;
-        return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
-    }
+    *ppobj = NULL;
+    if (!(track = calloc(1, sizeof(*track)))) return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
     track->IDirectMusicTrack8_iface.lpVtbl = &dmtrack8_vtbl;
     track->ref = 1;
     dmobject_init(&track->dmobj, &CLSID_DirectMusicBandTrack,
diff --git a/dlls/dmband/dmobject.c b/dlls/dmband/dmobject.c
index b526b23d031..07d887a376c 100644
--- a/dlls/dmband/dmobject.c
+++ b/dlls/dmband/dmobject.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "dmusics.h"
 #include "dmobject.h"
 #include "wine/debug.h"
-#include "wine/heap.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dmobj);
 WINE_DECLARE_DEBUG_CHANNEL(dmfile);
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ HRESULT stream_next_chunk(IStream *stream, struct chunk_entry *chunk)
 /* Reads chunk data of the form:
    DWORD     - size of array element
    element[] - Array of elements
-   The caller needs to heap_free() the array.
+   The caller needs to free() the array.
 */
 HRESULT stream_chunk_get_array(IStream *stream, const struct chunk_entry *chunk, void **array,
         unsigned int *count, DWORD elem_size)
@@ -400,10 +399,10 @@ HRESULT stream_chunk_get_array(IStream *stream, const struct chunk_entry *chunk,
 
     *count = (chunk->size - sizeof(DWORD)) / elem_size;
     size = *count * elem_size;
-    if (!(*array = heap_alloc(size)))
+    if (!(*array = malloc(size)))
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
     if (FAILED(hr = stream_read(stream, *array, size))) {
-        heap_free(*array);
+        free(*array);
         *array = NULL;
         return hr;
     }