diff --git a/server/job-workers/job-worker-server.cpp b/server/job-workers/job-worker-server.cpp
index f17bc3ae16..88bd32e33c 100644
--- a/server/job-workers/job-worker-server.cpp
+++ b/server/job-workers/job-worker-server.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int jobs_server_php_wakeup(connection *c) {
   double timeout = worker->enter_lifecycle();
 
   if (timeout == 0) {
-    delete worker;
+    worker->~PhpWorker();
     jobs_server_at_query_end(c);
   } else {
     assert(c->pending_queries >= 0 && c->status == conn_wait_net);
diff --git a/server/php-engine.cpp b/server/php-engine.cpp
index 0364888be9..5b82634657 100644
--- a/server/php-engine.cpp
+++ b/server/php-engine.cpp
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ int do_hts_func_wakeup(connection *c, bool flag) {
   assert(worker);
   double timeout = worker->enter_lifecycle();
   if (timeout == 0) {
-    delete worker;
+    worker->~PhpWorker();
     hts_at_query_end(c, flag);
   } else {
     assert (timeout > 0);
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ int hts_func_close(connection *c, int who __attribute__((unused))) {
     double timeout = worker->enter_lifecycle();
     D->extra = nullptr;
     assert ("worker is unfinished after closing connection" && timeout == 0);
-    delete worker;
+    worker->~PhpWorker();
   }
   return 0;
 }
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ int rpcx_func_wakeup(connection *c) {
   assert(worker);
   double timeout = worker->enter_lifecycle();
   if (timeout == 0) {
-    delete worker;
+    worker->~PhpWorker();
     rpcx_at_query_end(c);
   } else {
     assert (c->pending_queries >= 0 && c->status == conn_wait_net);
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ int rpcx_func_close(connection *c, int who __attribute__((unused))) {
     double timeout = worker->enter_lifecycle();
     D->extra = nullptr;
     assert ("worker is unfinished after closing connection" && timeout == 0);
-    delete worker;
+    worker->~PhpWorker();
 
     if (!has_pending_scripts()) {
       lease_set_ready();
diff --git a/server/php-worker.cpp b/server/php-worker.cpp
index c7c604ca95..a66b771acb 100644
--- a/server/php-worker.cpp
+++ b/server/php-worker.cpp
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void PhpWorker::state_free_script() noexcept {
   static int finished_queries = 0;
   if ((++finished_queries) % queries_to_recreate_script == 0
       || (!use_madvise_dontneed && php_script->memory_get_total_usage() > memory_used_to_recreate_script)) {
-    delete php_script;
+    php_script->~PhpScript();
     php_script = nullptr;
     finished_queries = 0;
   }