diff --git a/timeline/src/Annotation_Region.C b/timeline/src/Annotation_Region.C
index 7e30b5a..dc1b127 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Annotation_Region.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Annotation_Region.C
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( Sequence *sequence, nframes_t when, const
 
 Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs ) : Sequence_Region( rhs )
 {
-    _label = strdup( rhs._label );
-
     log_create();
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ Annotation_Region::Annotation_Region ( const Annotation_Region &rhs ) : Sequence
 Annotation_Region::~Annotation_Region ( )
 {
     log_destroy();
-    if ( _label ) free( _label );
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.C b/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.C
index b461f19..afb8377 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.C
@@ -25,23 +25,15 @@
 
 Sequence_Point::Sequence_Point ( const Sequence_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Widget( rhs )
 {
-    if ( rhs._label )
-        _label = strdup( rhs._label );
-    else
-        _label = 0;
 }
 
 Sequence_Point::Sequence_Point ( )
 {
-    _label = NULL;
-
     color( FL_CYAN );
 }
 
 Sequence_Point::~Sequence_Point ( )
 {
-    if ( _label )
-        free( _label );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.H b/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.H
index 715a0b9..f80a79a 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Sequence_Point.H
@@ -31,25 +31,15 @@ protected:
     void get ( Log_Entry &e ) const;
     void set ( Log_Entry &e );
 
-
     virtual void draw_box ( void );
     virtual void draw ( void );
 
     Sequence_Point ( const Sequence_Point &rhs );
     Sequence_Point ( );
-    ~Sequence_Point ( );
+    virtual ~Sequence_Point ( );
 
 public:
 
-    const char *label ( void ) const { return _label; }
-    void label ( const char *s )
-        {
-            if ( _label )
-                free( _label );
-            _label = strdup( s );
-            redraw();
-        }
-
     Fl_Align align ( void ) const { return FL_ALIGN_RIGHT; }
     virtual int abs_w ( void ) const { return 8; }
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.C b/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.C
index 87bb4b4..307f3d0 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.C
+++ b/timeline/src/Sequence_Widget.C
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ Sequence_Widget::Sequence_Widget ( const Sequence_Widget &rhs ) : Loggable( rhs
 
     if ( rhs._label )
         _label = strdup( rhs._label );
+    else
+        _label = 0;
 
     _sequence = rhs._sequence;
 
diff --git a/timeline/src/Tempo_Point.H b/timeline/src/Tempo_Point.H
index f3e4396..f935c1a 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Tempo_Point.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Tempo_Point.H
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ class Tempo_Point : public Sequence_Point
     void
     _make_label ( void )
         {
-            if ( ! _label )
-                _label = (char*)malloc( 40 );
+            char l[10];
 
-            snprintf( _label, 40, "%.1f", _tempo );
+            snprintf( l, sizeof(l), "%.1f", _tempo );
+
+            label( l );
         }
 
 protected:
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
     Tempo_Point ( nframes_t when, float bpm );
 
-    ~Tempo_Point ( );
+    virtual ~Tempo_Point ( );
 
     Tempo_Point ( const Tempo_Point &rhs ) : Sequence_Point( rhs )
         {
diff --git a/timeline/src/Time_Point.H b/timeline/src/Time_Point.H
index 5d51337..412024c 100644
--- a/timeline/src/Time_Point.H
+++ b/timeline/src/Time_Point.H
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ class Time_Point : public Sequence_Point
     void
     _make_label ( void )
         {
-            if ( ! _label )
-                _label = (char*)malloc( 40 );
+            char l[10];
+            
+            snprintf( l, sizeof(l), "%d/%d", _time.beats_per_bar, _time.beat_type );
 
-            snprintf( _label, 40, "%d/%d", _time.beats_per_bar, _time.beat_type );
+            label( l );
         }