--- a/src/ov-re-mat.h
+++ b/src/ov-re-mat.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 class ostream;
 
 #include "mx-base.h"
+#include "oct-alloc.h"
 #include "str-vec.h"
 
 #include "error.h"
@@ -72,10 +73,11 @@
 
   octave_value *clone (void) { return new octave_matrix (*this); }
 
-#if 0
-  void *operator new (size_t size);
-  void operator delete (void *p, size_t size);
-#endif
+  void *operator new (size_t size)
+    { return allocator.alloc (size); }
+
+  void operator delete (void *p, size_t size)
+    { allocator.free (p, size); }
 
   octave_value *try_narrowing_conversion (void);
 
@@ -146,8 +148,12 @@
 
   Matrix matrix;
 
+  static octave_allocator allocator;
+
+  // Type id of matrix objects, set by register_type ().
   static int t_id;
 
+  // Type name of matrix objects, defined in ov-re-mat.cc.
   static const string t_name;
 };