diff --git a/video/KMDOD/bdd.hxx b/video/KMDOD/bdd.hxx
index 61c40e034..5bfcb6f41 100644
--- a/video/KMDOD/bdd.hxx
+++ b/video/KMDOD/bdd.hxx
@@ -626,18 +626,12 @@ IsEdidChecksumValid(_In_reads_bytes_(EDID_V1_BLOCK_SIZE) const BYTE* pEdid);
 // Memory handling
 //
 
-// Defaulting the value of PoolType means that any call to new Foo()
+// Defaulting the value of Flags means that any call to new Foo()
 // will raise a compiler error for being ambiguous. This is to help keep
 // any calls to allocate memory from accidentally NOT going through
 // these functions.
-_When_((PoolType & NonPagedPoolMustSucceed) != 0,
-    __drv_reportError("Must succeed pool allocations are forbidden. "
-            "Allocation failures cause a system crash"))
-void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType = PagedPool);
-_When_((PoolType & NonPagedPoolMustSucceed) != 0,
-    __drv_reportError("Must succeed pool allocations are forbidden. "
-            "Allocation failures cause a system crash"))
-void* __cdecl operator new[](size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType = PagedPool);
+void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_FLAGS Flags = POOL_FLAG_PAGED);
+void* __cdecl operator new[](size_t Size, POOL_FLAGS Flags = POOL_FLAG_PAGED);
 void  __cdecl operator delete(void* pObject);
 void  __cdecl operator delete(void* pObject, size_t s);
 void  __cdecl operator delete[](void* pObject);
diff --git a/video/KMDOD/bdd_ddi.cxx b/video/KMDOD/bdd_ddi.cxx
index 5a53a3be6..924758c55 100644
--- a/video/KMDOD/bdd_ddi.cxx
+++ b/video/KMDOD/bdd_ddi.cxx
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ BddDdiAddDevice(
     }
     *ppDeviceContext = NULL;
 
-    BASIC_DISPLAY_DRIVER* pBDD = new(NonPagedPoolNx) BASIC_DISPLAY_DRIVER(pPhysicalDeviceObject);
+    BASIC_DISPLAY_DRIVER* pBDD = new(POOL_FLAG_NON_PAGED) BASIC_DISPLAY_DRIVER(pPhysicalDeviceObject);
     if (pBDD == NULL)
     {
         BDD_LOG_LOW_RESOURCE0("pBDD failed to be allocated");
diff --git a/video/KMDOD/blthw.cxx b/video/KMDOD/blthw.cxx
index 2e6d2e5d8..b2f824927 100644
--- a/video/KMDOD/blthw.cxx
+++ b/video/KMDOD/blthw.cxx
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ BDD_HWBLT::ExecutePresentDisplayOnly(
     SIZE_T size = sizeof(DoPresentMemory) + sizeMoves + sizeRects;
 
     DoPresentMemory* ctx = reinterpret_cast<DoPresentMemory*>
-                                (new (PagedPool) BYTE[size]);
+                                (new (POOL_FLAG_PAGED) BYTE[size]);
 
     if (!ctx)
     {
diff --git a/video/KMDOD/memory.cxx b/video/KMDOD/memory.cxx
index 5b68c2979..49e565531 100644
--- a/video/KMDOD/memory.cxx
+++ b/video/KMDOD/memory.cxx
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@
 //
 // New and delete operators
 //
-_When_((PoolType & NonPagedPoolMustSucceed) != 0,
-    __drv_reportError("Must succeed pool allocations are forbidden. "
-            "Allocation failures cause a system crash"))
-void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType)
+void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_FLAGS Flags)
 {
     PAGED_CODE();
 
@@ -26,7 +23,7 @@ void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType)
     // Note that ExAllocatePool2 replaces ExAllocatePool* APIs in OS's starting
     // with Windows 10, version 2004. If your driver targets previous versions it
     // should use ExAllocatePoolZero instead.
-    void* pObject = ExAllocatePool2(PoolType, Size, BDDTAG);
+    void* pObject = ExAllocatePool2(Flags, Size, BDDTAG);
 
 #if DBG
     if (pObject != NULL)
@@ -38,16 +35,13 @@ void* __cdecl operator new(size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType)
     return pObject;
 }
 
-_When_((PoolType & NonPagedPoolMustSucceed) != 0,
-    __drv_reportError("Must succeed pool allocations are forbidden. "
-            "Allocation failures cause a system crash"))
-void* __cdecl operator new[](size_t Size, POOL_TYPE PoolType)
+void* __cdecl operator new[](size_t Size, POOL_FLAGS Flags)
 {
     PAGED_CODE();
 
     Size = (Size != 0) ? Size : 1;
     
-    void* pObject = ExAllocatePool2(PoolType, Size, BDDTAG);
+    void* pObject = ExAllocatePool2(Flags, Size, BDDTAG);
 
 #if DBG
     if (pObject != NULL)