diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/extensioncontext.h b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/extensioncontext.h
index e1a27f3a9ae..db099c17ca2 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/extensioncontext.h
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/extensioncontext.h
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ private:
     bool isInitialized() const;
 
     IInterfacePointer<CIDebugControl> m_control;
-    std::auto_ptr<LocalsSymbolGroup> m_symbolGroup;
-    std::auto_ptr<WatchesSymbolGroup> m_watchesSymbolGroup;
+    std::unique_ptr<LocalsSymbolGroup> m_symbolGroup;
+    std::unique_ptr<WatchesSymbolGroup> m_watchesSymbolGroup;
 
     CIDebugClient *m_hookedClient = nullptr;
     IDebugEventCallbacks *m_oldEventCallback = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
index 0d55fb6a39b..6bc08506b40 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/symbolgroup.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ std::string SymbolGroup::debug(const std::string &iname,
 {
     std::ostringstream str;
     str << '\n';
-    std::auto_ptr<DebugSymbolGroupNodeVisitor>
+    std::unique_ptr<DebugSymbolGroupNodeVisitor>
             visitor(filter.empty() ?
             new DebugSymbolGroupNodeVisitor(str, verbosity) :
             new DebugFilterSymbolGroupNodeVisitor(str, filter, verbosity));