diff --git a/include/internal/catch_common.h b/include/internal/catch_common.h
index 6f037c71..bc9a0aba 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_common.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_common.h
@@ -45,16 +45,6 @@ namespace Catch {
         virtual ~NonCopyable();
     };
 
-    template<typename ContainerT>
-    void deleteAll( ContainerT& container ) {
-        for( auto p : container )
-            delete p;
-    }
-    template<typename AssociativeContainerT>
-    void deleteAllValues( AssociativeContainerT& container ) {
-        for( auto const& kvp : container )
-            delete kvp.second;
-    }
 
     bool startsWith( std::string const& s, std::string const& prefix );
     bool startsWith( std::string const& s, char prefix );
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp b/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
index 18e7c0b6..1a857535 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.cpp
@@ -16,11 +16,10 @@
 namespace Catch {
 
     ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::~ExceptionTranslatorRegistry() {
-        deleteAll( m_translators );
     }
 
     void ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::registerTranslator( const IExceptionTranslator* translator ) {
-        m_translators.push_back( translator );
+        m_translators.push_back( std::unique_ptr<const IExceptionTranslator>( translator ) );
     }
 
     std::string ExceptionTranslatorRegistry::translateActiveException() const {
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.h b/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.h
index dc5d8159..d3059f48 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_exception_translator_registry.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "catch_interfaces_exception.h"
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace Catch {
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Catch {
         std::string tryTranslators() const;
 
     private:
-        std::vector<const IExceptionTranslator*> m_translators;
+        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>> m_translators;
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_exception.h b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_exception.h
index 6387ba9d..32487ffa 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_interfaces_exception.h
+++ b/include/internal/catch_interfaces_exception.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Catch {
     typedef std::string(*exceptionTranslateFunction)();
 
     struct IExceptionTranslator;
-    typedef std::vector<const IExceptionTranslator*> ExceptionTranslators;
+    typedef std::vector<std::unique_ptr<IExceptionTranslator const>> ExceptionTranslators;
 
     struct IExceptionTranslator {
         virtual ~IExceptionTranslator();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Catch {
             : m_translateFunction( translateFunction )
             {}
 
-            virtual std::string translate( ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator it, ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator itEnd ) const override {
+            std::string translate( ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator it, ExceptionTranslators::const_iterator itEnd ) const override {
                 try {
                     if( it == itEnd )
                         throw;