diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-memory.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-memory.c
index 2c1b7cb097..07d61d6f09 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-memory.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-memory.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _my_alloc (GstAllocator * allocator, gsize size, GstAllocationParams * params)
 
   GST_DEBUG ("alloc from allocator %p", allocator);
 
-  mem = g_slice_new (MyMemory);
+  mem = g_new (MyMemory, 1);
 
   gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem), params->flags, allocator, NULL,
       maxsize, params->align, params->prefix, size);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ _my_free (GstAllocator * allocator, GstMemory * mem)
   MyMemory *mmem = (MyMemory *) mem;
 
   g_free (mmem->data);
-  g_slice_free (MyMemory, mmem);
+  g_free (mmem);
   GST_DEBUG ("%p: freed", mmem);
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ _my_mem_share (MyMemory * mem, gssize offset, gsize size)
   if (size == -1)
     size = mem->mem.size - offset;
 
-  sub = g_slice_new (MyMemory);
+  sub = g_new (MyMemory, 1);
   /* the shared memory is always readonly */
   gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (sub), GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS (parent) |
       GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, mem->mem.allocator, parent,
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-vidmem.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-vidmem.c
index 1303a67141..9f7424592f 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-vidmem.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/memory/my-vidmem.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ _my_free (GstAllocator * allocator, GstMemory * mem)
   MyVidmem *vmem = (MyVidmem *) mem;
 
   g_free (vmem->data);
-  g_slice_free (MyVidmem, vmem);
+  g_free (vmem);
   GST_DEBUG ("%p: freed", vmem);
 }
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ _my_vidmem_share (MyVidmem * mem, gssize offset, gsize size)
   if (size == -1)
     size = mem->mem.size - offset;
 
-  sub = g_slice_new (MyVidmem);
+  sub = g_new (MyVidmem, 1);
   /* the shared memory is always readonly */
   gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (sub), GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS (parent) |
       GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, mem->mem.allocator, parent,
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ my_vidmem_alloc (guint format, guint width, guint height)
 
   maxsize = (GST_ROUND_UP_4 (width) * height);
 
-  mem = g_slice_new (MyVidmem);
+  mem = g_new (MyVidmem, 1);
 
   gst_memory_init (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem), 0, _my_allocator, NULL,
       maxsize, 31, 0, maxsize);
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/streams/testrtpool.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/streams/testrtpool.c
index 0a29fda9a0..40bdcf620c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/streams/testrtpool.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/examples/streams/testrtpool.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ default_push (GstTaskPool * pool, GstTaskPoolFunction func, gpointer data,
 
   g_message ("pushing Realtime pool %p, %p", pool, func);
 
-  tid = g_slice_new0 (TestRTId);
+  tid = g_new0 (TestRTId, 1);
 
   g_message ("set policy");
   pthread_attr_init (&attr);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ default_push (GstTaskPool * pool, GstTaskPoolFunction func, gpointer data,
   if (res != 0) {
     g_set_error (error, G_THREAD_ERROR, G_THREAD_ERROR_AGAIN,
         "Error creating thread: %s", g_strerror (res));
-    g_slice_free (TestRTId, tid);
+    g_free (tid);
     tid = NULL;
   }
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ default_join (GstTaskPool * pool, gpointer id)
 
   pthread_join (tid->thread, NULL);
 
-  g_slice_free (TestRTId, tid);
+  g_free (tid);
 }
 
 static void