diff --git a/libaxx/src/new.cpp b/libaxx/src/new.cpp
index ad2abcb34..e26fa85f0 100644
--- a/libaxx/src/new.cpp
+++ b/libaxx/src/new.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
+// See the C++ standard, section 3.7.4 for those definitions
+
 void * operator new (unsigned int size) {
   return malloc(size);
 }
 
-void operator delete (void * ptr) {
+void operator delete (void * ptr) noexcept {
   free(ptr);
 }