diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
index b686cbc514..dc08d07bfa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/Jit64IL/JitIL.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ namespace JitILProfiler
 	std::unique_ptr<JitILProfilerFinalizer> finalizer;
 	static void Init()
 	{
-		finalizer = std::unique_ptr<JitILProfilerFinalizer>(new JitILProfilerFinalizer);
+		finalizer.reset(new JitILProfilerFinalizer());
 	}
 	static void Shutdown()
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
index 90f3118cab..4917cfc6af 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/JitILCommon/IR.cpp
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ void IRBuilder::WriteToFile(u64 codeHash) {
 	_assert_(sizeof(opcodeNames) / sizeof(opcodeNames[0]) == Int3 + 1);
 
 	if (!writer.get()) {
-		writer = std::unique_ptr<Writer>(new Writer);
+		writer.reset(new Writer());
 	}
 
 	FILE* const file = writer->file.GetHandle();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
index a193e19447..5bfec7d936 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/GameListCtrl.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "Common/FileSearch.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
 #include "Common/MathUtil.h"
+#include "Common/StdMakeUnique.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
 #include "Common/SysConf.h"
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
@@ -555,14 +556,13 @@ void CGameListCtrl::ScanForISOs()
 			if (dialog.WasCancelled())
 				break;
 
-			std::unique_ptr<GameListItem> iso_file(new GameListItem(rFilenames[i]));
-			const GameListItem& ISOFile = *iso_file;
+			auto iso_file = std::make_unique<GameListItem>(rFilenames[i]);
 
-			if (ISOFile.IsValid())
+			if (iso_file->IsValid())
 			{
 				bool list = true;
 
-				switch (ISOFile.GetPlatform())
+				switch(iso_file->GetPlatform())
 				{
 					case GameListItem::WII_DISC:
 						if (!SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListWii)
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void CGameListCtrl::ScanForISOs()
 						break;
 				}
 
-				switch (ISOFile.GetCountry())
+				switch(iso_file->GetCountry())
 				{
 					case DiscIO::IVolume::COUNTRY_TAIWAN:
 						if (!SConfig::GetInstance().m_ListTaiwan)
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void CGameListCtrl::ScanForISOs()
 
 		for (const auto& drive : drives)
 		{
-			std::unique_ptr<GameListItem> gli(new GameListItem(drive));
+			auto gli = std::make_unique<GameListItem>(drive);
 
 			if (gli->IsValid())
 				m_ISOFiles.push_back(gli.release());