GCC's std::allocator also doesn't do that (not for at least a decade, IIRC). It's a non-default allocator, which nobody is forced to use. It's entirely optional

GCC's std::allocator also doesn't do that (not for at least a decade, IIRC). It's a non-default allocator, which nobody is forced to use. It's entirely optional. The default std::allocator just uses new/delete.