diff --git a/extra/yassl/mySTL/helpers.hpp b/extra/yassl/mySTL/helpers.hpp
index 8d2061fc4f1..de825c23fec 100644
--- a/extra/yassl/mySTL/helpers.hpp
+++ b/extra/yassl/mySTL/helpers.hpp
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@
 #define mySTL_HELPERS_HPP
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <new>        // placement new
 
-
-
-#ifdef __IBMCPP__
 /*
       Workaround for the lack of operator new(size_t, void*)
       in IBM VA C++ 6.0
+      Also used as a workaround to avoid including <new>
 */
     struct Dummy {};
 
@@ -45,9 +42,6 @@
     }
 
     typedef Dummy* yassl_pointer;
-#else
-    typedef void*  yassl_pointer;
-#endif
 
 
 namespace mySTL {
diff --git a/extra/yassl/mySTL/list.hpp b/extra/yassl/mySTL/list.hpp
index 8aaeefaafe8..dd8485f48a7 100644
--- a/extra/yassl/mySTL/list.hpp
+++ b/extra/yassl/mySTL/list.hpp
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ void list<T>::push_front(T t)
 {
     void* mem = malloc(sizeof(node));
     if (!mem) abort();
-    node* add = new (mem) node(t);
+    node* add = new (reinterpret_cast<yassl_pointer>(mem)) node(t);
 
     if (head_) {
         add->next_ = head_;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void list<T>::push_back(T t)
 {
     void* mem = malloc(sizeof(node));
     if (!mem) abort();
-    node* add = new (mem) node(t);
+    node* add = new (reinterpret_cast<yassl_pointer>(mem)) node(t);
 
     if (tail_) {
         tail_->next_ = add;
diff --git a/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src/misc.cpp b/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src/misc.cpp
index ef051332098..0b33bb38aea 100644
--- a/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src/misc.cpp
+++ b/extra/yassl/taocrypt/src/misc.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include "runtime.hpp"
 #include "misc.hpp"
-#include <new>        // for NewHandler
 
 
 void* operator new(size_t sz, TaoCrypt::new_t)