diff --git a/engines/grim/bitmap.cpp b/engines/grim/bitmap.cpp
index 9072b2b3587..ddf78ec13ec 100644
--- a/engines/grim/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/bitmap.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ BitmapData::BitmapData(const Common::String &fname, Common::SeekableReadStream *
 				Debug::error(Debug::Bitmaps, "Invalid magic loading bitmap");
 			break;
 	}
-	delete data;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/engines/grim/colormap.cpp b/engines/grim/colormap.cpp
index 60e3211342f..63f5f0acc36 100644
--- a/engines/grim/colormap.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/colormap.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ CMap::CMap(const Common::String &fileName, Common::SeekableReadStream *data) :
 
 	data->seek(64, SEEK_SET);
 	data->read(_colors, sizeof(_colors));
-	delete data;
 }
 
 CMap::~CMap() {
diff --git a/engines/grim/costume.cpp b/engines/grim/costume.cpp
index 080292156b4..f5edf718768 100644
--- a/engines/grim/costume.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/costume.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ Costume::Costume(const Common::String &fname, Common::SeekableReadStream *data,
 		TextSplitter ts(data);
 		loadGRIM(ts, prevCost);
 	}
-	delete data;
 }
 
 void Costume::loadGRIM(TextSplitter &ts, Costume *prevCost) {
diff --git a/engines/grim/font.cpp b/engines/grim/font.cpp
index ac6702ed585..f036cd933f7 100644
--- a/engines/grim/font.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/font.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ void Font::load(const Common::String &filename, Common::SeekableReadStream *data
 	data->read(_fontData, _dataSize);
 
 	g_driver->createFont(this);
-	delete data;
 }
 
 uint16 Font::getCharIndex(unsigned char c) const {
diff --git a/engines/grim/grim.cpp b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
index a43db8d5414..7476b7c77ac 100644
--- a/engines/grim/grim.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
@@ -963,6 +963,7 @@ Set *GrimEngine::loadSet(const Common::String &name) {
 			warning("Could not find scene file %s", name.c_str());
 
 		s = new Set(name, stream);
+		delete stream;
 	}
 
 	return s;
diff --git a/engines/grim/keyframe.cpp b/engines/grim/keyframe.cpp
index befe8dab7ac..453c2ca54f4 100644
--- a/engines/grim/keyframe.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/keyframe.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ KeyframeAnim::KeyframeAnim(const Common::String &fname, Common::SeekableReadStre
 		TextSplitter ts(data);
 		loadText(ts);
 	}
-	delete data;
 }
 
 void KeyframeAnim::loadBinary(Common::SeekableReadStream *data) {
diff --git a/engines/grim/lipsync.cpp b/engines/grim/lipsync.cpp
index 3d0ecb8c48c..0153a98d7a4 100644
--- a/engines/grim/lipsync.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/lipsync.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ LipSync::LipSync(const Common::String &filename, Common::SeekableReadStream *dat
 		}
 	}
 
-	delete data;
 }
 
 LipSync::~LipSync() {
diff --git a/engines/grim/material.cpp b/engines/grim/material.cpp
index d7f3c362cf2..ea77d587ee6 100644
--- a/engines/grim/material.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/material.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ void MaterialData::initGrim(const Common::String &filename, Common::SeekableRead
 		data->seek(12, SEEK_CUR);
 		data->read(t->_data, t->_width * t->_height);
 	}
-	delete data;
 }
 
 void loadTGA(Common::SeekableReadStream *data, Texture *t) {
diff --git a/engines/grim/model.cpp b/engines/grim/model.cpp
index be1e3e72f32..29c063dc0b4 100644
--- a/engines/grim/model.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/model.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ Model::Model(const Common::String &filename, Common::SeekableReadStream *data, C
 		TextSplitter ts(data);
 		loadText(&ts, cmap);
 	}
-	delete data;
 
 	Math::Vector3d max;
 
diff --git a/engines/grim/modelemi.cpp b/engines/grim/modelemi.cpp
index 21ac445202a..ad1a1c91d2c 100644
--- a/engines/grim/modelemi.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/modelemi.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ void EMIModel::draw() {
 
 EMIModel::EMIModel(const Common::String &filename, Common::SeekableReadStream *data, EMIModel *parent) : _fname(filename) {
 	loadMesh(data);
-	delete data;
 }
 	
 } // end of namespace Grim
diff --git a/engines/grim/resource.cpp b/engines/grim/resource.cpp
index d9f2c0ed454..566c10e9024 100644
--- a/engines/grim/resource.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/resource.cpp
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ Common::SeekableReadStream *ResourceLoader::openNewStreamFile(Common::String fna
 			byte *buf = new byte[size];
 			s->read(buf, size);
 			putIntoCache(fname, buf, size);
+			delete s;
 			s = new Common::MemoryReadStream(buf, size);
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -301,6 +302,7 @@ Bitmap *ResourceLoader::loadBitmap(const Common::String &filename) {
 	}
 
 	Bitmap *result = new Bitmap(filename, stream);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -313,6 +315,7 @@ CMap *ResourceLoader::loadColormap(const Common::String &filename) {
 
 	CMap *result = new CMap(filename, stream);
 	_colormaps.push_back(result);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@ Costume *ResourceLoader::loadCostume(const Common::String &filename, Costume *pr
 	}
 
 	Costume *result = new Costume(filename, stream, prevCost);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -355,6 +359,7 @@ Font *ResourceLoader::loadFont(const Common::String &filename) {
 		error("Could not find font file %s", filename.c_str());
 
 	Font *result = new Font(filename, stream);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -368,6 +373,7 @@ KeyframeAnim *ResourceLoader::loadKeyframe(const Common::String &filename) {
 
 	KeyframeAnim *result = new KeyframeAnim(filename, stream);
 	_keyframeAnims.push_back(result);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -389,6 +395,7 @@ LipSync *ResourceLoader::loadLipSync(const Common::String &filename) {
 		delete result;
 		result = NULL;
 	}
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -403,6 +410,7 @@ Material *ResourceLoader::loadMaterial(const Common::String &filename, CMap *c)
 		error("Could not find material %s", filename.c_str());
 
 	Material *result = new Material(fname, stream, c);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -417,6 +425,7 @@ Model *ResourceLoader::loadModel(const Common::String &filename, CMap *c, Model
 
 	Model *result = new Model(filename, stream, c, parent);
 	_models.push_back(result);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -433,6 +442,7 @@ EMIModel *ResourceLoader::loadModelEMI(const Common::String &filename, EMIModel
 
 	EMIModel *result = new EMIModel(filename, stream, parent);
 	_emiModels.push_back(result);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
@@ -448,6 +458,7 @@ Skeleton *ResourceLoader::loadSkeleton(const Common::String &filename) {
 	}
 
 	Skeleton *result = new Skeleton(filename, stream);
+	delete stream;
 
 	return result;
 }
diff --git a/engines/grim/set.cpp b/engines/grim/set.cpp
index fb25f421080..7be11fdcee4 100644
--- a/engines/grim/set.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/set.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ Set::Set(const Common::String &sceneName, Common::SeekableReadStream *data) :
 	} else {
 		loadBinary(data);
 	}
-	delete data;
 }
 
 Set::Set() :