diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/AnimGraphNodeGroupCommands.h b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/AnimGraphNodeGroupCommands.h
index 014d3b0398..3623bd5cd5 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/AnimGraphNodeGroupCommands.h
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/AnimGraphNodeGroupCommands.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace CommandSystem
         const char* GetDescription() const override;
         MCore::Command* Create() override
         {
-            return new CommandAnimGraphAdjustNodeGroup(this);
+            return aznew CommandAnimGraphAdjustNodeGroup(this);
         }
 
         static AZStd::vector<AZStd::string> GenerateNodeNameVector(EMotionFX::AnimGraph* animGraph, const AZStd::vector<EMotionFX::AnimGraphNodeId>& nodeIDs);
diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/CommandManager.cpp b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/CommandManager.cpp
index be4626f592..2c646b3504 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/CommandManager.cpp
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/CommandManager.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ namespace CommandSystem
         RegisterCommand(new CommandMotionSetAdjustMotion());
 
         // register node group commands
-        RegisterCommand(new CommandAdjustNodeGroup());
+        RegisterCommand(aznew CommandAdjustNodeGroup());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAddNodeGroup());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandRemoveNodeGroup());
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ namespace CommandSystem
         RegisterCommand(aznew CommandAdjustTransitionCondition());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphAddNodeGroup());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphRemoveNodeGroup());
-        RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphAdjustNodeGroup());
+        RegisterCommand(aznew CommandAnimGraphAdjustNodeGroup());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphAddGroupParameter());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphRemoveGroupParameter());
         RegisterCommand(new CommandAnimGraphAdjustGroupParameter());
diff --git a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/NodeGroupCommands.h b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/NodeGroupCommands.h
index 6c57877bd5..640a670e44 100644
--- a/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/NodeGroupCommands.h
+++ b/Gems/EMotionFX/Code/EMotionFX/CommandSystem/Source/NodeGroupCommands.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace CommandSystem
         const char* GetDescription() const override;
         MCore::Command* Create() override
         {
-            return new CommandAdjustNodeGroup(this);
+            return aznew CommandAdjustNodeGroup(this);
         }
 
     private: