2 files changed, 11 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h b/src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h
index 887dde7b27..8377a26d3a 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqabstractnotifier.h
@@ -7,10 +7,14 @@
 
 #include <zmq/zmqconfig.h>
 
+#include <util/memory.h>
+
+#include <memory>
+
 class CBlockIndex;
 class CZMQAbstractNotifier;
 
-typedef CZMQAbstractNotifier* (*CZMQNotifierFactory)();
+using CZMQNotifierFactory = std::unique_ptr<CZMQAbstractNotifier> (*)();
 
 class CZMQAbstractNotifier
 {
@@ -21,9 +25,9 @@ public:
     virtual ~CZMQAbstractNotifier();
 
     template <typename T>
-    static CZMQAbstractNotifier* Create()
+    static std::unique_ptr<CZMQAbstractNotifier> Create()
     {
-        return new T();
+        return MakeUnique<T>();
     }
 
     std::string GetType() const { return type; }
diff --git a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
index 449651e65f..9e9acdc568 100644
--- a/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq/zmqnotificationinterface.cpp
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ CZMQNotificationInterface* CZMQNotificationInterface::Create()
         std::string arg("-zmq" + entry.first);
         if (gArgs.IsArgSet(arg))
         {
-            CZMQNotifierFactory factory = entry.second;
-            std::string address = gArgs.GetArg(arg, "");
-            CZMQAbstractNotifier *notifier = factory();
+            const auto& factory = entry.second;
+            const std::string address = gArgs.GetArg(arg, "");
+            std::unique_ptr<CZMQAbstractNotifier> notifier = factory();
             notifier->SetType(entry.first);
             notifier->SetAddress(address);
             notifier->SetOutboundMessageHighWaterMark(static_cast<int>(gArgs.GetArg(arg + "hwm", CZMQAbstractNotifier::DEFAULT_ZMQ_SNDHWM)));
-            notifiers.emplace_back(notifier);
+            notifiers.push_back(std::move(notifier));
         }
     }