diff --git a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
index 3b977d058..88b4ddc32 100644
--- a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
+++ b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.cxx
@@ -30,19 +30,10 @@ PhysicalJoystick::PhysicalJoystick()
     name("None"),
     numAxes(0),
     numButtons(0),
-    numHats(0),
-    axisLastValue(nullptr),
-    buttonLast(nullptr)
+    numHats(0)
 {
 }
 
-// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-PhysicalJoystick::~PhysicalJoystick()
-{
-  delete[] axisLastValue;
-  delete[] buttonLast;
-}
-
 // - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 void PhysicalJoystick::initialize(int index, const string& desc,
             int axes, int buttons, int hats, int /*balls*/)
@@ -50,21 +41,11 @@ void PhysicalJoystick::initialize(int index, const string& desc,
   ID = index;
   name = desc;
 
-  // Dynamically create the various mapping arrays for this joystick,
-  // based on its specific attributes
   numAxes    = axes;
   numButtons = buttons;
   numHats    = hats;
-  axisLastValue = new int[numAxes];
-  buttonLast = new int[numButtons];
-
-  // Erase the last button
-  for (int b = 0; b < numButtons; ++b)
-    buttonLast[b] = JOY_CTRL_NONE;
-
-  // Erase the last axis value
-  for(int a = 0; a < numAxes; ++a)
-    axisLastValue[a] = 0;
+  axisLastValue.resize(numAxes, 0);
+  buttonLast.resize(numButtons, JOY_CTRL_NONE);
 
   // Erase the mappings
   eraseMap(EventMode::kMenuMode);
diff --git a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
index eead7901a..aceea9cd5 100644
--- a/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
+++ b/src/common/PhysicalJoystick.hxx
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class PhysicalJoystick
 
   public:
     PhysicalJoystick();
-    virtual ~PhysicalJoystick();
 
     string getMap() const;
     bool setMap(const string& map);
@@ -70,8 +69,8 @@ class PhysicalJoystick
     int ID;
     string name;
     int numAxes, numButtons, numHats;
-    int* axisLastValue;
-    int* buttonLast;
+    IntArray axisLastValue;
+    IntArray buttonLast;
 
     // Hashmaps of controller events
     JoyMap joyMap;
@@ -84,6 +83,12 @@ class PhysicalJoystick
          << ", numbtns: " << s.numButtons << ", numhats: " << s.numHats;
       return os;
     }
+
+    // Following constructors and assignment operators not supported
+    PhysicalJoystick(const PhysicalJoystick&) = delete;
+    PhysicalJoystick(PhysicalJoystick&&) = delete;
+    PhysicalJoystick& operator=(const PhysicalJoystick&) = delete;
+    PhysicalJoystick& operator=(PhysicalJoystick&&) = delete;
 };
 
 #endif