diff --git a/src/shared/Common.h b/src/shared/Common.h
index 2cecc12e8..c3f16b73d 100644
--- a/src/shared/Common.h
+++ b/src/shared/Common.h
@@ -187,10 +187,7 @@ LocaleConstant GetLocaleByName(const std::string& name);
 //operator new[] based version of strdup() function! Release memory by using operator delete[] !
 inline char * mangos_strdup(const char * source)
 {
-    const size_t length = strlen(source);
-    char * dest = new char[length + 1];
-    //set terminating end-of-string symbol
-    dest[length] = 0;
+    char * dest = new char[strlen(source) + 1];
     strcpy(dest, source);
     return dest;
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.cpp b/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.cpp
index 8e5c45d33..bcea9078d 100644
--- a/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.cpp
+++ b/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.cpp
@@ -36,22 +36,22 @@ void SqlTransaction::Execute(Database *db)
     db->DirectExecute("START TRANSACTION");
     while(!m_queue.empty())
     {
-        char const *sql = m_queue.front();
+        char *sql = const_cast<char*>(m_queue.front());
         m_queue.pop();
 
         if(!db->DirectExecute(sql))
         {
-            delete [] ((void*)const_cast<char*>(sql));
+            delete [] sql;
             db->DirectExecute("ROLLBACK");
             while(!m_queue.empty())
             {
-                delete [] ((void*)const_cast<char*>(m_queue.front()));
+                delete [] (const_cast<char*>(m_queue.front()));
                 m_queue.pop();
             }
             return;
         }
 
-        delete [] ((void*)const_cast<char*>(sql));
+        delete [] sql;
     }
     db->DirectExecute("COMMIT");
 }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ QueryResult* SqlQueryHolder::GetResult(size_t index)
         /// the query strings are freed on the first GetResult or in the destructor
         if(m_queries[index].first != NULL)
         {
-            delete [] ((void*)(const_cast<char*>(m_queries[index].first)));
+            delete [] (const_cast<char*>(m_queries[index].first));
             m_queries[index].first = NULL;
         }
         /// when you get a result aways remember to delete it!
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ SqlQueryHolder::~SqlQueryHolder()
         /// results used already (getresult called) are expected to be deleted
         if(m_queries[i].first != NULL)
         {
-            delete [] ((void*)(const_cast<char*>(m_queries[i].first)));
+            delete [] (const_cast<char*>(m_queries[i].first));
             if(m_queries[i].second)
                 delete m_queries[i].second;
         }
diff --git a/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.h b/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.h
index c74360ec1..052ea425e 100644
--- a/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.h
+++ b/src/shared/Database/SqlOperations.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class SqlStatement : public SqlOperation
         const char *m_sql;
     public:
         SqlStatement(const char *sql) : m_sql(mangos_strdup(sql)){}
-        ~SqlStatement() { void* tofree = const_cast<char*>(m_sql); delete [] tofree; }
+        ~SqlStatement() { char* tofree = const_cast<char*>(m_sql); delete [] tofree; }
         void Execute(Database *db);
 };
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class SqlQuery : public SqlOperation
     public:
         SqlQuery(const char *sql, MaNGOS::IQueryCallback * callback, SqlResultQueue * queue)
             : m_sql(mangos_strdup(sql)), m_callback(callback), m_queue(queue) {}
-        ~SqlQuery() { void* tofree = const_cast<char*>(m_sql); delete [] tofree; }
+        ~SqlQuery() { char* tofree = const_cast<char*>(m_sql); delete [] tofree; }
         void Execute(Database *db);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/shared/revision_nr.h b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
index 399a95382..8c8c64add 100644
--- a/src/shared/revision_nr.h
+++ b/src/shared/revision_nr.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef __REVISION_NR_H__
 #define __REVISION_NR_H__
- #define REVISION_NR "8743"
+ #define REVISION_NR "8744"
 #endif // __REVISION_NR_H__