diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
index 20db95fc19..f41990ac41 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         , mSpellView(nullptr)
         , mUpdateTimer(0.0f)
     {
-        mSpellIcons = new SpellIcons();
+        mSpellIcons = std::make_unique<SpellIcons>();
 
         MyGUI::Widget* deleteButton;
         getWidget(deleteButton, "DeleteSpellButton");
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ namespace MWGui
         mFilterEdit->setSize(filterWidth, mFilterEdit->getSize().height);
     }
 
-    SpellWindow::~SpellWindow()
-    {
-        delete mSpellIcons;
-    }
-
     void SpellWindow::onPinToggled()
     {
         Settings::Manager::setBool("spells pin", "Windows", mPinned);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.hpp
index 786a7d877f..d262524414 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellwindow.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef MWGUI_SPELLWINDOW_H
 #define MWGUI_SPELLWINDOW_H
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "windowpinnablebase.hpp"
 
 #include "spellmodel.hpp"
@@ -14,7 +16,6 @@ namespace MWGui
     {
     public:
         SpellWindow(DragAndDrop* drag);
-        virtual ~SpellWindow();
 
         void updateSpells();
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onOpen() override;
 
         SpellView* mSpellView;
-        SpellIcons* mSpellIcons;
+        std::unique_ptr<SpellIcons> mSpellIcons;
         MyGUI::EditBox* mFilterEdit;
 
     private: