diff --git a/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.cpp b/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.cpp
index 7605d59a0a..ae85f4e152 100644
--- a/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.cpp
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ namespace catapult { namespace config {
 		utils::VerifyBagSizeExact(bag, 5);
 		return config;
 	}
-}}
\ No newline at end of file
+}}
diff --git a/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.h b/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.h
index db4122adbb..ac560532ee 100644
--- a/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.h
+++ b/plugins/txes/price/src/config/PriceConfiguration.h
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@ namespace catapult { namespace config {
 		/// Loads a price configuration from \a bag.
 		static PriceConfiguration LoadFromBag(const utils::ConfigurationBag& bag);
 	};
-}}
\ No newline at end of file
+}}
diff --git a/plugins/txes/price/src/observers/priceUtil.cpp b/plugins/txes/price/src/observers/priceUtil.cpp
index 5ec02f14d4..7f7aaae321 100644
--- a/plugins/txes/price/src/observers/priceUtil.cpp
+++ b/plugins/txes/price/src/observers/priceUtil.cpp
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ namespace catapult { namespace plugins {
     uint64_t feeToPay = 0;
 
     uint64_t initialSupply = 0;
-    std::string pricePublisherPublicKey = "";
+    NODESTROY std::string pricePublisherPublicKey = "";
     uint64_t feeRecalculationFrequency = 0;
     uint64_t multiplierRecalculationFrequency = 0;
     uint64_t pricePeriodBlocks = 0;
-    std::string networkIdentifier = "";
+    NODESTROY std::string networkIdentifier = "";
 
     //region block_reward