diff --git a/src/html.cc b/src/html.cc
index aa47728..fb64a1f 100644
--- a/src/html.cc
+++ b/src/html.cc
@@ -2307,20 +2307,19 @@ static void Html_tag_close_map(DilloHtml *html)
 /**
  * Read coords in a string, returning a vector of ints.
  */
-static
-misc::SimpleVector<int> *Html_read_coords(DilloHtml *html, const char *str)
+static std::vector< int >
+Html_read_coords(DilloHtml *html, const char *str)
 {
    int coord;
    const char *tail = str;
    char *newtail = NULL;
-   misc::SimpleVector<int> *coords = new misc::SimpleVector<int> (4);
+	std::vector< int > coords;
 
    while (1) {
       coord = strtol(tail, &newtail, 10);
       if (coord == 0 && newtail == tail)
          break;
-      coords->increase();
-      coords->set(coords->size() - 1, coord);
+      coords.push_back( coord );
       while (isspace(*newtail))
          newtail++;
       if (!*newtail)
@@ -2342,7 +2341,6 @@ static void
 {
    enum types {UNKNOWN, RECTANGLE, CIRCLE, POLYGON, BACKGROUND};
    types type;
-   misc::SimpleVector<int> *coords = NULL;
    DilloUrl* url;
    const char *attrbuf;
    int link = -1;
@@ -2370,33 +2368,32 @@ static void
    }
    if (type == RECTANGLE || type == CIRCLE || type == POLYGON) {
       if ((attrbuf = a_Html_get_attr(html, tag, tagsize, "coords"))) {
-         coords = Html_read_coords(html, attrbuf);
+         auto coords= Html_read_coords(html, attrbuf);
 
          if (type == RECTANGLE) {
-            if (coords->size() != 4)
+            if (coords.size() != 4)
                BUG_MSG("<area> rectangle must have four coordinate values.");
-            if (coords->size() >= 4)
-               shape = std::make_unique< Rectangle >(coords->get(0),
-                                     coords->get(1),
-                                     coords->get(2) - coords->get(0),
-                                     coords->get(3) - coords->get(1));
+            if (coords.size() >= 4)
+               shape = std::make_unique< Rectangle >(coords.at(0),
+                                     coords.at(1),
+                                     coords.at(2) - coords.at(0),
+                                     coords.at(3) - coords.at(1));
          } else if (type == CIRCLE) {
-            if (coords->size() != 3)
+            if (coords.size() != 3)
                BUG_MSG("<area> circle must have three coordinate values.");
-            if (coords->size() >= 3)
-               shape = std::make_unique< Circle >(coords->get(0), coords->get(1),
-                                  coords->get(2));
+            if (coords.size() >= 3)
+               shape = std::make_unique< Circle >(coords.at(0), coords.at(1),
+                                  coords.at(2));
          } else if (type == POLYGON) {
             std::unique_ptr< Polygon > poly;
             int i;
-            if (coords->size() % 2)
+            if (coords.size() % 2)
                BUG_MSG("<area> polygon with odd number of coordinates.");
             poly = std::make_unique< Polygon >();
-            for (i = 0; i < (coords->size() / 2); i++)
-               poly->addPoint(coords->get(2*i), coords->get(2*i + 1));
+            for (i = 0; i < (coords.size() / 2); i++)
+               poly->addPoint(coords.at(2*i), coords.at(2*i + 1));
 			shape= std::move( poly );
          }
-         delete(coords);
       }
    }
    if (shape != nullptr || type == BACKGROUND) {