diff --git a/python-bindings/chiapos.cpp b/python-bindings/chiapos.cpp
index 660c90136..aeb7dd44a 100644
--- a/python-bindings/chiapos.cpp
+++ b/python-bindings/chiapos.cpp
@@ -80,20 +80,14 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(chiapos, m)
         .def(
             "get_memo",
             [](DiskProver &dp) {
-                uint8_t *memo = new uint8_t[dp.GetMemoSize()];
-                dp.GetMemo(memo);
-                py::bytes ret = py::bytes(reinterpret_cast<char *>(memo), dp.GetMemoSize());
-                delete[] memo;
-                return ret;
+                std::vector<uint8_t> memo = dp.GetMemo();
+                return py::bytes(reinterpret_cast<char*>(memo.data()), memo.size());
             })
         .def(
             "get_id",
             [](DiskProver &dp) {
-                uint8_t *id = new uint8_t[kIdLen];
-                dp.GetId(id);
-                py::bytes ret = py::bytes(reinterpret_cast<char *>(id), kIdLen);
-                delete[] id;
-                return ret;
+                std::vector<uint8_t> id = dp.GetId();
+                return py::bytes(reinterpret_cast<char *>(id.data()), id.size());
             })
         .def("get_size", [](DiskProver &dp) { return dp.GetSize(); })
         .def("get_filename", [](DiskProver &dp) { return dp.GetFilename(); })
diff --git a/src/cli.cpp b/src/cli.cpp
index 5aae4ecc4..6156dce4a 100644
--- a/src/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cli.cpp
@@ -247,13 +247,12 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) try {
         Verifier verifier = Verifier();
 
         uint32_t success = 0;
-        uint8_t id_bytes[32];
-        prover.GetId(id_bytes);
+        std::vector<uint8_t> id_bytes = prover.GetId();
         k = prover.GetSize();
 
         for (uint32_t num = 0; num < iterations; num++) {
             vector<unsigned char> hash_input = intToBytes(num, 4);
-            hash_input.insert(hash_input.end(), &id_bytes[0], &id_bytes[32]);
+            hash_input.insert(hash_input.end(), id_bytes.begin(), id_bytes.end());
 
             vector<unsigned char> hash(picosha2::k_digest_size);
             picosha2::hash256(hash_input.begin(), hash_input.end(), hash.begin(), hash.end());
@@ -269,7 +268,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) try {
                     cout << "challenge: 0x" << Util::HexStr(hash.data(), 256 / 8) << endl;
                     cout << "proof: 0x" << Util::HexStr(proof_data, k * 8) << endl;
                     LargeBits quality =
-                        verifier.ValidateProof(id_bytes, k, hash.data(), proof_data, k * 8);
+                        verifier.ValidateProof(id_bytes.data(), k, hash.data(), proof_data, k * 8);
                     if (quality.GetSize() == 256 && quality == qualities[i]) {
                         cout << "quality: " << quality << endl;
                         cout << "Proof verification succeeded. k = " << static_cast<int>(k) << endl;
diff --git a/src/prover_disk.hpp b/src/prover_disk.hpp
index 8455f2484..a509a7ede 100644
--- a/src/prover_disk.hpp
+++ b/src/prover_disk.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DiskProver {
 public:
     // The constructor opens the file, and reads the contents of the file header. The table pointers
     // will be used to find and seek to all seven tables, at the time of proving.
-    explicit DiskProver(const std::string& filename)
+    explicit DiskProver(const std::string& filename) : id(kIdLen)
     {
         struct plot_header header{};
         this->filename = filename;
@@ -80,16 +80,14 @@ class DiskProver {
         } else {
             throw std::invalid_argument("Invalid plot file format");
         }
-
-        memcpy(this->id, header.id, sizeof(header.id));
+        memcpy(id.data(), header.id, sizeof(header.id));
         this->k = header.k;
         SafeSeek(disk_file, offsetof(struct plot_header, fmt_desc) + fmt_desc_len);
 
         uint8_t size_buf[2];
         SafeRead(disk_file, size_buf, 2);
-        this->memo_size = Util::TwoBytesToInt(size_buf);
-        this->memo = new uint8_t[this->memo_size];
-        SafeRead(disk_file, this->memo, this->memo_size);
+        memo.resize(Util::TwoBytesToInt(size_buf));
+        SafeRead(disk_file, memo.data(), memo.size());
 
         this->table_begin_pointers = std::vector<uint64_t>(11, 0);
         this->C2 = std::vector<uint64_t>();
@@ -122,18 +120,15 @@ class DiskProver {
     ~DiskProver()
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_mtx);
-        delete[] this->memo;
         for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
             Encoding::ANSFree(kRValues[i]);
         }
         Encoding::ANSFree(kC3R);
     }
 
-    void GetMemo(uint8_t* buffer) { memcpy(buffer, memo, this->memo_size); }
-
-    uint32_t GetMemoSize() const noexcept { return this->memo_size; }
+    std::vector<uint8_t> GetMemo() { return memo; }
 
-    void GetId(uint8_t* buffer) { memcpy(buffer, id, kIdLen); }
+    std::vector<uint8_t> GetId() { return id; }
 
     std::string GetFilename() const noexcept { return filename; }
 
@@ -241,9 +236,8 @@ class DiskProver {
 private:
     mutable std::mutex _mtx;
     std::string filename;
-    uint32_t memo_size;
-    uint8_t* memo;
-    uint8_t id[kIdLen]{};  // Unique plot id
+    std::vector<uint8_t> memo;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> id;  // Unique plot id
     uint8_t k;
     std::vector<uint64_t> table_begin_pointers;
     std::vector<uint64_t> C2;
@@ -577,7 +571,7 @@ class DiskProver {
     //     Where a < b is defined as:  max(b) > max(a) where a and b are lists of k bit elements
     std::vector<LargeBits> ReorderProof(const std::vector<Bits>& xs_input) const
     {
-        F1Calculator f1(k, id);
+        F1Calculator f1(k, id.data());
         std::vector<std::pair<Bits, Bits> > results;
         LargeBits xs;