diff --git a/example/main.c b/example/main.c
index 2eb9b7f1..31c5bfe7 100644
--- a/example/main.c
+++ b/example/main.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   binocle_log_info("%s", s1.data);
   binocle_log_info("%s", s2.data);
 
-  window = binocle_window_new(game_state->main_arena, DESIGN_WIDTH, DESIGN_HEIGHT, "Binocle Test Game");
+  window = binocle_window_new(DESIGN_WIDTH, DESIGN_HEIGHT, "Binocle Test Game");
   binocle_window_set_background_color(window, binocle_color_azure());
   binocle_window_set_minimum_size(window, DESIGN_WIDTH, DESIGN_HEIGHT);
   adapter = binocle_viewport_adapter_new(window, BINOCLE_VIEWPORT_ADAPTER_KIND_SCALING, BINOCLE_VIEWPORT_ADAPTER_SCALING_TYPE_PIXEL_PERFECT, window->original_width, window->original_height, window->original_width, window->original_height);
diff --git a/src/binocle/core/binocle_lua.c b/src/binocle/core/binocle_lua.c
index 28058d37..b8c02be3 100644
--- a/src/binocle/core/binocle_lua.c
+++ b/src/binocle/core/binocle_lua.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 #include <sokol_time.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-binocle_lua g_binocle_lua;
-
 binocle_lua binocle_lua_new() {
   binocle_lua res = {0};
   return res;
diff --git a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.c b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.c
index f041caeb..7b1c337a 100644
--- a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.c
+++ b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.c
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-binocle_window *binocle_window_new(binocle_memory_arena *arena, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, char *title) {
-  binocle_window *res = binocle_memory_push_struct(arena, binocle_window, binocle_memory_default_arena_params());
+binocle_window *binocle_window_new(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, char *title) {
+  binocle_window *res = SDL_malloc(sizeof(binocle_window));
   SDL_memset(res, 0, sizeof(*res));
 
   res->width = width;
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void binocle_window_destroy(binocle_window *win) {
   }
 #endif
 
-  win = NULL;
+  SDL_free(win);
 }
 
 void binocle_window_refresh(binocle_window *win) {
diff --git a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.h b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.h
index 270f5ca7..5efb1d49 100644
--- a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.h
+++ b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ typedef struct binocle_window {
  * @param title the title of the window
  * @return a window instance
  */
-binocle_window *binocle_window_new(struct binocle_memory_arena *arena, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, char *title);
+binocle_window *binocle_window_new(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, char *title);
 
 /**
  * \brief Destroys an initialized window
diff --git a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window_wrap.c b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window_wrap.c
index 9d704e77..21833c6b 100644
--- a/src/binocle/core/binocle_window_wrap.c
+++ b/src/binocle/core/binocle_window_wrap.c
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 #include "binocle_window.h"
 #include "binocle_color_wrap.h"
 
-extern binocle_lua g_binocle_lua;
-
 int l_binocle_window_set_background_color(lua_State *L) {
   l_binocle_window_t *window = luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "binocle_window");
   l_binocle_color_t *color = luaL_checkudata(L, 2, "binocle_color");
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@ int l_binocle_window_new(lua_State *L) {
   lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "binocle_window");
   lua_setmetatable(L, -2);
   SDL_memset(window, 0, sizeof(*window));
-  binocle_window *win = binocle_window_new(g_binocle_lua.arena, width, height, title);
+  binocle_window *win = binocle_window_new(width, height, title);
   window->window = win;
   return 1;
 }