diff --git a/STDStream.cpp b/STDStream.cpp
index 15ee68f..762c5d9 100644
--- a/STDStream.cpp
+++ b/STDStream.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,19 @@
 auto exe_policy = std::execution::par_unseq;
 
 template <class T>
-STDStream<T>::STDStream(const unsigned int ARRAY_SIZE, T *a, T *b, T *c, int device)
-  noexcept : array_size{ARRAY_SIZE}, a{a}, b{b}, c{c}
+STDStream<T>::STDStream(const unsigned int ARRAY_SIZE, int device)
+  noexcept : array_size{ARRAY_SIZE}, a{new T[array_size]}, b{new T[array_size]}, c{new T[array_size]}
 {
 }
 
+template <class T>
+STDStream<T>::~STDStream()
+{
+  delete[] a;
+  delete[] b;
+  delete[] c;
+}
+
 template <class T>
 void STDStream<T>::init_arrays(T initA, T initB, T initC)
 {
@@ -87,3 +95,4 @@ std::string getDeviceDriver(const int)
 }
 template class STDStream<float>;
 template class STDStream<double>;
+
diff --git a/STDStream.h b/STDStream.h
index 2088501..f24165f 100644
--- a/STDStream.h
+++ b/STDStream.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class STDStream : public Stream<T>
     T *c;
 
   public:
-    STDStream(const unsigned int, T*, T*, T*, int);
-    ~STDStream() = default;
+    STDStream(const unsigned int, int);
+    ~STDStream();
 
     virtual void copy() override;
     virtual void add() override;
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ class STDStream : public Stream<T>
     virtual void init_arrays(T initA, T initB, T initC) override;
     virtual void read_arrays(std::vector<T>& a, std::vector<T>& b, std::vector<T>& c) override;
 };
+
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 0139714..ff677ff 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void run()
 
 #elif defined(STD)
   // Use the STD implementation
-  stream = new STDStream<T>(ARRAY_SIZE, a.data(), b.data(), c.data(), deviceIndex);
+  stream = new STDStream<T>(ARRAY_SIZE, deviceIndex);
 
 #elif defined(ACC)
   // Use the OpenACC implementation
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ void run_triad()
 
 #elif defined(STD)
   // Use the STD implementation
-  stream = new STDStream<T>(ARRAY_SIZE, a.data(), b.data(), c.data(), deviceIndex);
+  stream = new STDStream<T>(ARRAY_SIZE, deviceIndex);
 
 #elif defined(SYCL)
   // Use the SYCL implementation