diff --git a/src/Common.vala b/src/Common.vala
index 99edbdc..c882426 100644
--- a/src/Common.vala
+++ b/src/Common.vala
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 	[Compact]
 	public class Text {
 		public string text = "";
-		public FontStyle style = new FontStyle ();
-		public Color color = new Color();
+		public FontStyle style = FontStyle ();
+		public Color color = Color();
 
 		TextExtents get_extents (Cairo.Context context) {
 			context.select_font_face (style.family,
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 		}
 
 		public Text (string text = "",
-		             FontStyle style = new FontStyle(),
-		             Color color = new Color()) {
+		             FontStyle style = FontStyle(),
+		             Color color = Color()) {
 			this.text = text;
 			this.style = style;
 			this.color = color;
diff --git a/src/GtkChart.vala b/src/GtkChart.vala
index 0640b61..c7a77b9 100644
--- a/src/GtkChart.vala
+++ b/src/GtkChart.vala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 		public Color bg_color;
 		public bool show_legend = true;
 		public Text title = new Text ("Cairo Chart");
-		public Color border_color = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+		public Color border_color = Color(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 
 		public class Legend {
 			public enum Position {
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 				BOTTOM
 			}
 			public Position position = Position.TOP;
-			public FontStyle font_style = new FontStyle();
-			public Color bg_color = new Color(1, 1, 1);
+			public FontStyle font_style = FontStyle();
+			public Color bg_color = Color(1, 1, 1);
 			public LineStyle border_style = new LineStyle ();
 			public double indent = 5;
 
 			public Legend () {
-				border_style.color = new Color (0, 0, 0, 0.3);
+				border_style.color = Color (0, 0, 0, 0.3);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 		protected LineStyle selection_style = new LineStyle ();
 
 		public Chart () {
-			bg_color = new Color (1, 1, 1);
+			bg_color = Color (1, 1, 1);
 		}
 
 		protected Double128 cur_x_min = 0.0;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 			if (context != null) {
 				set_source_rgba (bg_color);
 				context.paint();
-				set_source_rgba (new Color (0, 0, 0, 1));
+				set_source_rgba (Color (0, 0, 0, 1));
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Series.vala b/src/Series.vala
index c1299b2..db74ffd 100644
--- a/src/Series.vala
+++ b/src/Series.vala
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 				}
 				default = 2;
 			}
-			public FontStyle font_style = new FontStyle ();
-			public Color color = new Color ();
+			public FontStyle font_style = FontStyle ();
+			public Color color = Color ();
 			public LineStyle line_style = new LineStyle ();
 			public double font_indent = 5;
 
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ namespace Gtk.CairoChart {
 				grid.line_style.color = _color;
 				grid.line_style.color.alpha = 0.5;
 			}
-			default = new Color (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+			default = Color (0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
 		}
 
 		public Series () {
 		}
 
 		public class LabelStyle {
-			FontStyle font_style = new FontStyle();
+			FontStyle font_style = FontStyle();
 			LineStyle frame_line_style = new LineStyle();
-			Color bg_color = new Color();
-			Color frame_color = new Color();
+			Color bg_color = Color();
+			Color frame_color = Color();
 		}
 	}
 }