diff --git a/libaxx/include/new b/libaxx/include/new
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+#ifndef LIBAXX_NEW
+#define LIBAXX_NEW
+
+void * operator new(unsigned int size, void * ptr) noexcept {
+  return ptr;
+}
+
+#endif