diff --git a/tests/archive/archivetest.cpp b/tests/archive/archivetest.cpp
index 3a8a318b0b..09b40ff155 100644
--- a/tests/archive/archivetest.cpp
+++ b/tests/archive/archivetest.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <list>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 using std::string;
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ TestEntry& ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::Add(const char *name,
 template <class ClassFactoryT>
 void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::CreateArchive(wxOutputStream& out)
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<OutputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(out));
+    std::unique_ptr<OutputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(out));
     TestEntries::iterator it;
 
     OnCreateArchive(*arc);
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::CreateArchive(wxOutputStream& out)
 
         if ((choices & 2) || testEntry.IsText()) {
             // try PutNextEntry(EntryT *pEntry)
-            wxScopedPtr<EntryT> entry(m_factory->NewEntry());
+            std::unique_ptr<EntryT> entry(m_factory->NewEntry());
             entry->SetName(name, wxPATH_UNIX);
             if (setIsDir)
                 entry->SetIsDir();
@@ -681,8 +682,8 @@ template <class ClassFactoryT>
 void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::ModifyArchive(wxInputStream& in,
                                                    wxOutputStream& out)
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arcIn(m_factory->NewStream(in));
-    wxScopedPtr<OutputStreamT> arcOut(m_factory->NewStream(out));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arcIn(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<OutputStreamT> arcOut(m_factory->NewStream(out));
     EntryT *pEntry;
 
     const wxString deleteName = wxT("bin/bin1000");
@@ -694,7 +695,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::ModifyArchive(wxInputStream& in,
     arcOut->CopyArchiveMetaData(*arcIn);
 
     while ((pEntry = arcIn->GetNextEntry()) != nullptr) {
-        wxScopedPtr<EntryT> entry(pEntry);
+        std::unique_ptr<EntryT> entry(pEntry);
         OnSetNotifier(*entry);
         wxString name = entry->GetName(wxPATH_UNIX);
 
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::ModifyArchive(wxInputStream& in,
 
     // try adding a new entry
     TestEntry& testEntry = Add(newName.mb_str(), newData);
-    wxScopedPtr<EntryT> newentry(m_factory->NewEntry());
+    std::unique_ptr<EntryT> newentry(m_factory->NewEntry());
     newentry->SetName(newName);
     newentry->SetDateTime(testEntry.GetDateTime());
     newentry->SetSize(testEntry.GetLength());
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::ExtractArchive(wxInputStream& in)
     typedef std::list<EntryPtr> Entries;
     typedef typename Entries::iterator EntryIter;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
     int expectedTotal = m_testEntries.size();
     EntryPtr entry;
     Entries entries;
@@ -973,13 +974,13 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::TestIterator(wxInputStream& in)
     typedef std::list<EntryT*> ArchiveCatalog;
     typedef typename ArchiveCatalog::iterator CatalogIter;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
     size_t count = 0;
 
     ArchiveCatalog cat((IterT)*arc, IterT());
 
     for (CatalogIter it = cat.begin(); it != cat.end(); ++it) {
-        wxScopedPtr<EntryT> entry(*it);
+        std::unique_ptr<EntryT> entry(*it);
         count += m_testEntries.count(entry->GetName(wxPATH_UNIX));
     }
 
@@ -996,13 +997,13 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::TestPairIterator(wxInputStream& in)
     typedef std::map<wxString, EntryT*> ArchiveCatalog;
     typedef typename ArchiveCatalog::iterator CatalogIter;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
     size_t count = 0;
 
     ArchiveCatalog cat((PairIterT)*arc, PairIterT());
 
     for (CatalogIter it = cat.begin(); it != cat.end(); ++it) {
-        wxScopedPtr<EntryT> entry(it->second);
+        std::unique_ptr<EntryT> entry(it->second);
         count += m_testEntries.count(entry->GetName(wxPATH_UNIX));
     }
 
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::TestSmartIterator(wxInputStream& in)
     typedef typename ArchiveCatalog::iterator CatalogIter;
     typedef wxArchiveIterator<InputStreamT, Ptr<EntryT> > Iter;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
 
     ArchiveCatalog cat((Iter)*arc, Iter());
 
@@ -1039,7 +1040,7 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::TestSmartPairIterator(wxInputStream& in)
     typedef wxArchiveIterator<InputStreamT,
                 std::pair<wxString, Ptr<EntryT> > > PairIter;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
 
     ArchiveCatalog cat((PairIter)*arc, PairIter());
 
@@ -1060,8 +1061,8 @@ void ArchiveTestCase<ClassFactoryT>::ReadSimultaneous(TestInputStream& in)
 
     // create two archive input streams
     TestInputStream in2(in);
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
-    wxScopedPtr<InputStreamT> arc2(m_factory->NewStream(in2));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<InputStreamT> arc2(m_factory->NewStream(in2));
 
     // load the catalog
     ArchiveCatalog cat((PairIter)*arc, PairIter());
@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ protected:
     void CreateArchive(wxOutputStream& out);
     void ExtractArchive(wxInputStream& in);
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxArchiveClassFactory> m_factory;  // factory to make classes
+    std::unique_ptr<wxArchiveClassFactory> m_factory;  // factory to make classes
     int m_options;                              // test options
 };
 
@@ -1187,7 +1188,7 @@ void CorruptionTestCase::runTest()
 
 void CorruptionTestCase::CreateArchive(wxOutputStream& out)
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxArchiveOutputStream> arc(m_factory->NewStream(out));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxArchiveOutputStream> arc(m_factory->NewStream(out));
 
     arc->PutNextDirEntry(wxT("dir"));
     arc->PutNextEntry(wxT("file"));
@@ -1196,8 +1197,8 @@ void CorruptionTestCase::CreateArchive(wxOutputStream& out)
 
 void CorruptionTestCase::ExtractArchive(wxInputStream& in)
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxArchiveInputStream> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxArchiveEntry> entry(arc->GetNextEntry());
+    std::unique_ptr<wxArchiveInputStream> arc(m_factory->NewStream(in));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxArchiveEntry> entry(arc->GetNextEntry());
 
     while (entry.get() != nullptr) {
         char buf[1024];
diff --git a/tests/archive/archivetest.h b/tests/archive/archivetest.h
index a97169e830..986aae64e5 100644
--- a/tests/archive/archivetest.h
+++ b/tests/archive/archivetest.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #define WX_TEST_ARCHIVE_ITERATOR
 
 #include "wx/archive.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 
 #include <map>
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ protected:
 
     typedef std::map<wxString, TestEntry*> TestEntries;
     TestEntries m_testEntries;              // test data
-    wxScopedPtr<ClassFactoryT> m_factory;   // factory to make classes
+    std::unique_ptr<ClassFactoryT> m_factory;   // factory to make classes
     int m_options;                          // test options
     wxDateTime m_timeStamp;                 // timestamp to give test entries
     int m_id;                               // select between the possibilites
diff --git a/tests/archive/ziptest.cpp b/tests/archive/ziptest.cpp
index d544f4f201..0d10c0759a 100644
--- a/tests/archive/ziptest.cpp
+++ b/tests/archive/ziptest.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include "archivetest.h"
 #include "wx/zipstrm.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 using std::string;
 
 
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ void ZipPipeTestCase::runTest()
     TestInputStream in(out, m_id % ((m_options & PipeIn) ? 4 : 3));
     wxZipInputStream zip(in);
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxZipEntry> entry(zip.GetNextEntry());
+    std::unique_ptr<wxZipEntry> entry(zip.GetNextEntry());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(entry.get() != nullptr);
 
     if ((m_options & PipeIn) == 0)
diff --git a/tests/controls/label.cpp b/tests/controls/label.cpp
index 440a9d1f06..ec72d1a3b7 100644
--- a/tests/controls/label.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/label.cpp
@@ -19,11 +19,12 @@
 
 #include "wx/checkbox.h"
 #include "wx/control.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/stattext.h"
 
 #include "wx/generic/stattextg.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 namespace
 {
 
@@ -90,14 +91,14 @@ TEST_CASE("wxControl::Label", "[wxControl][label]")
 {
     SECTION("wxStaticText")
     {
-        const wxScopedPtr<wxStaticText>
+        const std::unique_ptr<wxStaticText>
             st(new wxStaticText(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, ORIGINAL_LABEL));
         DoTestLabel(st.get());
     }
 
     SECTION("wxStaticText/ellipsized")
     {
-        const wxScopedPtr<wxStaticText>
+        const std::unique_ptr<wxStaticText>
             st(new wxStaticText(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, ORIGINAL_LABEL,
                                 wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                                 wxST_ELLIPSIZE_START));
@@ -106,14 +107,14 @@ TEST_CASE("wxControl::Label", "[wxControl][label]")
 
     SECTION("wxGenericStaticText")
     {
-        const wxScopedPtr<wxGenericStaticText>
+        const std::unique_ptr<wxGenericStaticText>
             gst(new wxGenericStaticText(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, ORIGINAL_LABEL));
         DoTestLabel(gst.get());
     }
 
     SECTION("wxCheckBox")
     {
-        const wxScopedPtr<wxCheckBox>
+        const std::unique_ptr<wxCheckBox>
             cb(new wxCheckBox(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, ORIGINAL_LABEL));
         DoTestLabel(cb.get());
     }
diff --git a/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp b/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
index d1533f26fc..8dd84518a7 100644
--- a/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/notebooktest.cpp
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/notebook.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 #include "bookctrlbasetest.h"
 #include "testableframe.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class NotebookTestCase : public BookCtrlBaseTestCase, public CppUnit::TestCase
 {
 public:
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxNotebook::AddPageEvents", "[wxNotebook][AddPage][event]")
     wxNotebook* const
         notebook = new wxNotebook(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY,
                                   wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(400, 200));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxNotebook> cleanup(notebook);
+    std::unique_ptr<wxNotebook> cleanup(notebook);
 
     CHECK( notebook->GetSelection() == wxNOT_FOUND );
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ void NotebookTestCase::GetTabRect()
 {
     wxNotebook *notebook = new wxNotebook(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY,
                                           wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(400, 200));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxNotebook> cleanup(notebook);
+    std::unique_ptr<wxNotebook> cleanup(notebook);
 
     notebook->AddPage(new wxPanel(notebook), "Page");
 
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ void NotebookTestCase::GetTabRect()
 
 void NotebookTestCase::HitTestFlags()
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxNotebook> notebook;
+    std::unique_ptr<wxNotebook> notebook;
 
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) || defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
     long style = 0;
diff --git a/tests/controls/radioboxtest.cpp b/tests/controls/radioboxtest.cpp
index 37f41084f5..b783b83b20 100644
--- a/tests/controls/radioboxtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/radioboxtest.cpp
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
     #include "wx/radiobox.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/tooltip.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class RadioBoxTestCase
 {
 protected:
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(RadioBoxTestCase, "RadioBox::SetString", "[radiobox]")
 
 TEST_CASE("RadioBox::NoItems", "[radiobox]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioBox>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioBox>
         radio(new wxRadioBox(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, "Empty",
                              wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                              0, nullptr,
diff --git a/tests/controls/radiobuttontest.cpp b/tests/controls/radiobuttontest.cpp
index 7ec277dbc4..4f008f620a 100644
--- a/tests/controls/radiobuttontest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/radiobuttontest.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #include "testableframe.h"
 #include "testwindow.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class RadioButtonTestCase
 {
 public:
@@ -89,22 +91,22 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(RadioButtonTestCase, "RadioButton::Group", "[radiobutton]")
     wxWindow* const parent = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
 
     // Create two different radio groups.
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> g1radio0(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 1.0",
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> g1radio0(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 1.0",
                                                 wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                                                 wxRB_GROUP));
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> g1radio1(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 1.1"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> g1radio1(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 1.1"));
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> g2radio0(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.0",
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> g2radio0(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.0",
                                                 wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                                                 wxRB_GROUP));
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> g2radio1(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.1"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> g2radio1(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.1"));
 
     // Check that having another control between radio buttons doesn't break
     // grouping.
-    wxScopedPtr<wxStaticText> text(new wxStaticText(parent, wxID_ANY, "Label"));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> g2radio2(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.2"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxStaticText> text(new wxStaticText(parent, wxID_ANY, "Label"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> g2radio2(new wxRadioButton(parent, wxID_ANY, "radio 2.2"));
 
     g1radio0->SetValue(true);
     g2radio0->SetValue(true);
@@ -174,24 +176,24 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(RadioButtonTestCase, "RadioButton::Group", "[radiobutton]")
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(RadioButtonTestCase, "RadioButton::Single", "[radiobutton]")
 {
     //Create a group of 2 buttons, having second button selected
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> gradio0(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> gradio0(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
         wxID_ANY, "wxRadioButton",
         wxDefaultPosition,
         wxDefaultSize, wxRB_GROUP));
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> gradio1(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> gradio1(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
         wxID_ANY, "wxRadioButton"));
 
     gradio1->SetValue(true);
 
     //Create a "single" button (by default it will not be selected)
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> sradio(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> sradio(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
         wxID_ANY, "wxRadioButton",
         wxDefaultPosition,
         wxDefaultSize, wxRB_SINGLE));
 
     //Create a non-grouped button and select it
-    wxScopedPtr<wxRadioButton> ngradio(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
+    std::unique_ptr<wxRadioButton> ngradio(new wxRadioButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
         wxID_ANY, "wxRadioButton"));
 
     ngradio->SetValue(true);
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ TEST_CASE("RadioButton::Focus", "[radiobutton][focus]")
     // Create a container panel just to be able to destroy all the windows
     // created here at once by simply destroying it.
     wxWindow* const tlw = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
-    wxScopedPtr<wxPanel> parentPanel(new wxPanel(tlw));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxPanel> parentPanel(new wxPanel(tlw));
 
     // Create a panel containing 2 radio buttons and another control outside
     // this panel, so that we could give focus to something different and then
diff --git a/tests/controls/spinctrldbltest.cpp b/tests/controls/spinctrldbltest.cpp
index c31e83aa84..0543e4d704 100644
--- a/tests/controls/spinctrldbltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/spinctrldbltest.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 #include "testableframe.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/spinctrl.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class SpinCtrlDoubleTestCase
 {
 public:
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ TEST_CASE("SpinCtrlDouble::NoEventsInCtor", "[spinctrl][spinctrldouble]")
 {
     // Verify that creating the control does not generate any events. This is
     // unexpected and shouldn't happen.
-    wxScopedPtr<wxSpinCtrlDouble> m_spin(new wxSpinCtrlDouble);
+    std::unique_ptr<wxSpinCtrlDouble> m_spin(new wxSpinCtrlDouble);
 
     EventCounter updatedSpin(m_spin.get(), wxEVT_SPINCTRLDOUBLE);
     EventCounter updatedText(m_spin.get(), wxEVT_TEXT);
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(SpinCtrlDoubleTestCase,
 
 static inline unsigned int GetInitialDigits(double inc)
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxSpinCtrlDouble> sc(new wxSpinCtrlDouble
+    std::unique_ptr<wxSpinCtrlDouble> sc(new wxSpinCtrlDouble
         (
             wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
             wxID_ANY,
diff --git a/tests/controls/textctrltest.cpp b/tests/controls/textctrltest.cpp
index 59af3313c8..119fdc1979 100644
--- a/tests/controls/textctrltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/textctrltest.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/platinfo.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
 
 #if wxUSE_CLIPBOARD
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@
 #include "testableframe.h"
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 static const int TEXT_HEIGHT = 200;
 
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__WXUNIVERSAL__)
@@ -1319,7 +1320,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextCtrl::GetBestSize", "[wxTextCtrl][best-size]")
     {
         wxSize operator()(const wxString& text) const
         {
-            wxScopedPtr<wxTextCtrl>
+            std::unique_ptr<wxTextCtrl>
                 t(new wxTextCtrl(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, text,
                                  wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                                  wxTE_MULTILINE));
@@ -1388,7 +1389,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextCtrl::LongPaste", "[wxTextCtrl][clipboard][paste]")
         return;
     }
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxTextCtrl>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxTextCtrl>
         text(new wxTextCtrl(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, wxString(),
                             wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, style));
 
@@ -1431,7 +1432,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextCtrl::EventsOnCreate", "[wxTextCtrl][event]")
 
     EventCounter updated(parent, wxEVT_TEXT);
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(parent, wxID_ANY, "Hello"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(parent, wxID_ANY, "Hello"));
 
     // Creating the control shouldn't result in any wxEVT_TEXT events.
     CHECK( updated.GetCount() == 0 );
@@ -1471,7 +1472,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextCtrl::InitialCanUndo", "[wxTextCtrl][undo]")
     INFO("wxTextCtrl with style " << style);
 
     wxWindow* const parent = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
-    wxScopedPtr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(parent, wxID_ANY, "",
+    std::unique_ptr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(parent, wxID_ANY, "",
                                                 wxDefaultPosition,
                                                 wxDefaultSize,
                                                 style));
@@ -1494,7 +1495,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxTextCtrl::EmptyUndoBuffer", "[wxTextCtrl][undo]")
         return;
     }
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
+    std::unique_ptr<wxTextCtrl> text(new wxTextCtrl(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(),
                                                 wxID_ANY, "",
                                                 wxDefaultPosition,
                                                 wxDefaultSize,
diff --git a/tests/controls/textentrytest.cpp b/tests/controls/textentrytest.cpp
index 410b6d8aff..ed00e9236c 100644
--- a/tests/controls/textentrytest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/textentrytest.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@
 #include "textentrytest.h"
 #include "testableframe.h"
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 void TextEntryTestCase::SetValue()
 {
     wxTextEntry * const entry = GetTestEntry();
@@ -532,7 +533,7 @@ void TestProcessEnter(const TextLikeControlCreator& controlCreator)
 
     SECTION("Without wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER but with wxTE_MULTILINE")
     {
-        wxScopedPtr<TextLikeControlCreator>
+        std::unique_ptr<TextLikeControlCreator>
             multiLineCreator(controlCreator.CloneAsMultiLine());
         if ( !multiLineCreator )
             return;
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ void TestProcessEnter(const TextLikeControlCreator& controlCreator)
 
     SECTION("With wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER and wxTE_MULTILINE but skipping")
     {
-        wxScopedPtr<TextLikeControlCreator>
+        std::unique_ptr<TextLikeControlCreator>
             multiLineCreator(controlCreator.CloneAsMultiLine());
         if ( !multiLineCreator )
             return;
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ void TestProcessEnter(const TextLikeControlCreator& controlCreator)
 
     SECTION("With wxTE_PROCESS_ENTER and wxTE_MULTILINE without skipping")
     {
-        wxScopedPtr<TextLikeControlCreator>
+        std::unique_ptr<TextLikeControlCreator>
             multiLineCreator(controlCreator.CloneAsMultiLine());
         if ( !multiLineCreator )
             return;
diff --git a/tests/controls/windowtest.cpp b/tests/controls/windowtest.cpp
index 79e1221f42..6041bcb2fa 100644
--- a/tests/controls/windowtest.cpp
+++ b/tests/controls/windowtest.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 #include "wx/caret.h"
 #include "wx/cshelp.h"
 #include "wx/dcclient.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/stopwatch.h"
 #include "wx/tooltip.h"
 #include "wx/wupdlock.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class WindowTestCase
 {
 public:
@@ -443,8 +444,8 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(WindowTestCase, "Window::FindWindowBy", "[window]")
 TEST_CASE_METHOD(WindowTestCase, "Window::SizerErrors", "[window][sizer][error]")
 {
     wxWindow* const child = new wxWindow(m_window, wxID_ANY);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxSizer> const sizer1(new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxSizer> const sizer2(new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxSizer> const sizer1(new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxSizer> const sizer2(new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL));
 
     REQUIRE_NOTHROW( sizer1->Add(child) );
 #ifdef __WXDEBUG__
diff --git a/tests/events/propagation.cpp b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
index aa7b304f8f..771e0e5bb2 100644
--- a/tests/events/propagation.cpp
+++ b/tests/events/propagation.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@
 #include "wx/docmdi.h"
 #include "wx/frame.h"
 #include "wx/menu.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/scopeguard.h"
 #include "wx/toolbar.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
 #include "wx/stopwatch.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // FIXME: Currently under OS X testing paint event doesn't work because neither
 //        calling Refresh()+Update() nor even sending wxPaintEvent directly to
 //        the window doesn't result in calls to its event handlers, so disable
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ void EventPropagationTestCase::MenuEvent()
     wxMenu* const menu = CreateTestMenu(frame);
 #if wxUSE_MENUBAR
     wxMenuBar* const mb = menu->GetMenuBar();
-    wxScopedPtr<wxMenuBar> ensureMenuBarDestruction(mb);
+    std::unique_ptr<wxMenuBar> ensureMenuBarDestruction(mb);
     wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_OBJ1( *frame, wxFrame::SetMenuBar, (wxMenuBar*)nullptr );
 #endif
     // Check that wxApp gets the event exactly once.
@@ -537,7 +538,7 @@ void EventPropagationTestCase::DocView()
     // Set up the parent frame and its menu bar.
     wxDocManager docManager;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxDocMDIParentFrame>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxDocMDIParentFrame>
         parent(new wxDocMDIParentFrame(&docManager, nullptr, wxID_ANY, "Parent"));
 
     wxMenu* const menu = CreateTestMenu(parent.get());
@@ -565,7 +566,7 @@ void EventPropagationTestCase::DocView()
     wxDocument* const doc = docTemplate.CreateDocument("");
     wxView* const view = doc->GetFirstView();
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxMDIChildFrame>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxMDIChildFrame>
         child(new wxDocMDIChildFrame(doc, view, parent.get(), wxID_ANY, "Child"));
 
     wxMenu* const menuChild = CreateTestMenu(child.get());
diff --git a/tests/filesys/filesystest.cpp b/tests/filesys/filesystest.cpp
index 18fecd7310..85aaae0317 100644
--- a/tests/filesys/filesystest.cpp
+++ b/tests/filesys/filesystest.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 #if wxUSE_FILESYSTEM
 
 #include "wx/fs_mem.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+
+#include <memory>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // helpers
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxFileSystem::MemoryFSHandler", "[filesys][memoryfshandler][find]")
         }
 
     private:
-        wxScopedPtr<wxMemoryFSHandler> const m_handler;
+        std::unique_ptr<wxMemoryFSHandler> const m_handler;
     } autoMemoryFSHandler;
 
     wxMemoryFSHandler::AddFile("foo.txt", "foo contents");
diff --git a/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp b/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
index a6ab80bd13..f3d9e1496b 100644
--- a/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
+++ b/tests/fswatcher/fswatchertest.cpp
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 #include "wx/filefn.h"
 #include "wx/fswatcher.h"
 #include "wx/log.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/stdpaths.h"
 #include "wx/vector.h"
 
 #include "testfile.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // local functions
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ protected:
     EventGenerator& eg;
     wxEventLoop m_loop;    // loop reference
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxFileSystemWatcher> m_watcher;
+    std::unique_ptr<wxFileSystemWatcher> m_watcher;
 
     int m_eventTypes;  // Which event-types to watch. Normally all of them
 
diff --git a/tests/graphics/clippingbox.cpp b/tests/graphics/clippingbox.cpp
index d30bf5df9f..d5da29af1a 100644
--- a/tests/graphics/clippingbox.cpp
+++ b/tests/graphics/clippingbox.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 #include "wx/app.h"
 #include "wx/window.h"
 #include "wx/dcclient.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 
 #include "testfile.h"
 #include "waitforpaint.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 static const wxSize s_dcSize(260, 300);
 static const wxColour s_bgColour(*wxWHITE); // colour to draw outside clipping box
 static const wxColour s_fgColour(*wxGREEN); // colour to draw inside clipping box
@@ -3978,9 +3979,9 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCase::wxPaintDC", "[clip][dc][paintdc]")
 #if defined(__WXGTK__)
     // Under wxGTK we need to have two children (at least) because if there
     // is one child its paint area is set to fill the whole parent frame.
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w0(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w0(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
 #endif // wxGTK
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, wxPoint(0, 0)));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, wxPoint(0, 0)));
     win->SetClientSize(s_dcSize);
 
     // Wait for the first paint event to be sure
@@ -4337,7 +4338,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCase::wxPaintDC", "[clip][dc][paintdc]")
 
 // Helper functions
 
-static inline void FlushGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc)
+static inline void FlushGC(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc)
 {
     gc->Flush();
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) && wxUSE_GRAPHICS_DIRECT2D
@@ -4364,7 +4365,7 @@ static void CheckClipPos(wxGraphicsContext* gc,
                      x, y, width, height, posTolerance);
 }
 
-static void CheckClipBox(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp,
+static void CheckClipBox(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp,
                          int x, int y, int w, int h,
                          int xPh, int yPh, int wPh, int hPh)
 {
@@ -4381,7 +4382,7 @@ static void CheckClipBox(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp
     }
 }
 
-static void CheckClipShape(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxBitmap& bmpRef, int posTolerance)
+static void CheckClipShape(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxBitmap& bmpRef, int posTolerance)
 {
     // Update wxGraphicsContext contents.
     FlushGC(gc);
@@ -4407,7 +4408,7 @@ void ClearGC(wxGraphicsContext* gc)
 
 // Actual tests
 
-static void InitialState(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void InitialState(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Initial clipping box should be the same as the entire GC surface.
     ClearGC(gc.get());
@@ -4415,7 +4416,7 @@ static void InitialState(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp
              0, 0, s_dcSize.GetWidth(), s_dcSize.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void InitialStateWithTransformedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void InitialStateWithTransformedGC(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Initial clipping box with transformed GC.
     wxGraphicsMatrix m = gc->CreateMatrix();
@@ -4436,7 +4437,7 @@ static void InitialStateWithTransformedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, co
                  0, 0, s_dcSize.GetWidth(), s_dcSize.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void OneRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneRegion(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region inside DC area.
     const int x = 10;
@@ -4450,7 +4451,7 @@ static void OneRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, c
                  x + parentDcOrigin.x, y + parentDcOrigin.y, w, h);
 }
 
-static void OneLargeRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneLargeRegion(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region larger then GC surface.
     // Final clipping box should be limited to the GC extents.
@@ -4461,7 +4462,7 @@ static void OneLargeRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& b
              0, 0, s_dcSize.GetWidth(), s_dcSize.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void OneOuterRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
+static void OneOuterRegion(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region entirely outside GC surface.
     // Final clipping box should be empty.
@@ -4471,7 +4472,7 @@ static void OneOuterRegion(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& b
              0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void OneRegionNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneRegionNegDim(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region with negative sizes values.
     // Final clipping box should have standard positive size values.
@@ -4490,7 +4491,7 @@ static void OneRegionNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap&
              r.GetLeft() + parentDcOrigin.x, r.GetTop() + parentDcOrigin.y, r.GetWidth(), r.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void OneRegionAndReset(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneRegionAndReset(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region and next destroy it.
     // Final clipping box should be the same as GC surface.
@@ -4501,7 +4502,7 @@ static void OneRegionAndReset(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap
                   0, 0, s_dcSize.GetWidth(), s_dcSize.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void OneRegionAndEmpty(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
+static void OneRegionAndEmpty(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region and next an empty box.
     // Final clipping box should empty.
@@ -4512,7 +4513,7 @@ static void OneRegionAndEmpty(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap
                  0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void OneRegionWithTransformedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneRegionWithTransformedGC(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region inside GC area
     // with applied some transformations.
@@ -4546,7 +4547,7 @@ static void OneRegionWithTransformedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const
                  wxRound(xd + parentDcOrigin.x), wxRound(yd + parentDcOrigin.y), wxRound(wd), wxRound(hd));
 }
 
-static void OneRegionWithRotatedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void OneRegionWithRotatedGC(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one rectangular clipping region for rotated graphics context.
     const double rotAngle = wxDegToRad(1.0);
@@ -4570,7 +4571,7 @@ static void OneRegionWithRotatedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxB
         memDC.Clear();
         memDC.SetDeviceOrigin(parentDcOrigin.x, parentDcOrigin.y);
         wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = gc->GetRenderer();
-        wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gcRef(rend->CreateContext(memDC));
+        std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gcRef(rend->CreateContext(memDC));
         gcRef->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
         gcRef->DisableOffset();
         gcRef->SetBrush(wxBrush(s_bgColour, wxBRUSHSTYLE_SOLID));
@@ -4591,7 +4592,7 @@ static void OneRegionWithRotatedGC(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxB
     CheckClipShape(gc, bmp, bmpRef, 1);
 }
 
-static void TwoRegionsOverlapping(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void TwoRegionsOverlapping(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region and next another region (partially overlapping).
     // Final clipping box should be an intersection of these two boxes.
@@ -4607,7 +4608,7 @@ static void TwoRegionsOverlapping(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBi
              r.GetLeft() + parentDcOrigin.x, r.GetTop() + parentDcOrigin.y, r.GetWidth(), r.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void TwoRegionsOverlappingNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
+static void TwoRegionsOverlappingNegDim(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxPoint& parentDcOrigin)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region with negative size values
     // and next another region (partially overlapping).
@@ -4633,7 +4634,7 @@ static void TwoRegionsOverlappingNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, cons
                  r.GetLeft() + parentDcOrigin.x, r.GetTop() + parentDcOrigin.y, r.GetWidth(), r.GetHeight());
 }
 
-static void TwoRegionsNonOverlapping(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
+static void TwoRegionsNonOverlapping(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region and next another region (non-overlapping).
     // Final clipping box should be empty.
@@ -4648,7 +4649,7 @@ static void TwoRegionsNonOverlapping(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const w
                  0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void TwoRegionsNonOverlappingNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
+static void TwoRegionsNonOverlappingNegDim(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp)
 {
     // Setting one clipping region with negative size values
     // and next another region (non-overlapping).
@@ -4673,7 +4674,7 @@ static void TwoRegionsNonOverlappingNegDim(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, c
                  0, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void RegionsAndPushPopState(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxDC& parentDc)
+static void RegionsAndPushPopState(std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxBitmap& bmp, const wxDC& parentDc)
 {
     // Setting muliple rectangular clipping regions
     // for transformed wxGC and store/restore them.
@@ -4745,7 +4746,7 @@ static void RegionsAndPushPopState(wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext>& gc, const wxB
         memDC.SetLogicalOrigin(org.x, org.y);
 
         wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = gc->GetRenderer();
-        wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gcRef(rend->CreateContext(memDC));
+        std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gcRef(rend->CreateContext(memDC));
         gcRef->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
         gcRef->DisableOffset();
 
@@ -4798,7 +4799,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCaseGC::DefaultRenderer", "[clip][gc][default]")
     wxPoint dcOrigin = -dc.DeviceToLogical(0, 0);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDefaultRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
     gc->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
     gc->DisableOffset();
@@ -4903,7 +4904,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCaseGC::GDI+Renderer", "[clip][gc][gdiplus]")
     wxPoint dcOrigin = -dc.DeviceToLogical(0, 0);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetGDIPlusRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
     gc->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
     gc->DisableOffset();
@@ -5008,7 +5009,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCaseGC::Direct2DRenderer", "[clip][gc][direct2d]")
     wxPoint dcOrigin = -dc.DeviceToLogical(0, 0);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDirect2DRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
     gc->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
     gc->DisableOffset();
@@ -5118,7 +5119,7 @@ TEST_CASE("ClippingBoxTestCaseGC::CairoRenderer", "[clip][gc][cairo]")
     wxPoint dcOrigin = -dc.DeviceToLogical(0, 0);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetCairoRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
     gc->SetAntialiasMode(wxANTIALIAS_NONE);
     gc->DisableOffset();
diff --git a/tests/graphics/graphmatrix.cpp b/tests/graphics/graphmatrix.cpp
index da6cac66e2..4bb5e10bf6 100644
--- a/tests/graphics/graphmatrix.cpp
+++ b/tests/graphics/graphmatrix.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include "wx/graphics.h"
 #include "wx/dcmemory.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 static void InitState(wxGraphicsContext* gc);
 static void InvertMatrix(wxGraphicsContext* gc);
 static void Concat1(wxGraphicsContext* gc);
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsMatrixTestCase::DefaultRenderer", "[graphmatrix][default]")
     wxMemoryDC dc(bmp);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDefaultRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
 
     SECTION("InitState")
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsMatrixTestCase::GDIPlusRenderer", "[graphmatrix][gdiplus]")
     wxMemoryDC dc(bmp);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetGDIPlusRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
 
     SECTION("InitState")
@@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsMatrixTestCase::Direct2DRenderer", "[graphmatrix][direct2d]")
     wxMemoryDC dc(bmp);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDirect2DRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
 
     SECTION("InitState")
@@ -140,7 +142,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsMatrixTestCase::CairoRenderer", "[graphmatrix][cairo]")
     wxMemoryDC dc(bmp);
     wxGraphicsRenderer* rend = wxGraphicsRenderer::GetCairoRenderer();
     REQUIRE(rend);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(rend->CreateContext(dc));
     REQUIRE(gc.get());
 
     SECTION("InitState")
diff --git a/tests/graphics/graphpath.cpp b/tests/graphics/graphpath.cpp
index 723ffd65fb..08d159a276 100644
--- a/tests/graphics/graphpath.cpp
+++ b/tests/graphics/graphpath.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #include "wx/bitmap.h"
 #include "wx/dcmemory.h"
 #include "wx/dcgraph.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+
+#include <memory>
 
 static void DoAllTests(wxGraphicsContext* gc);
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsPathTestCase", "[path]")
 {
     wxBitmap bmp(500, 500);
     wxMemoryDC mdc(bmp);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDefaultRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDefaultRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
     REQUIRE(gc);
     DoAllTests(gc.get());
 }
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsPathTestCaseGDIPlus", "[path][gdi+]")
 {
     wxBitmap bmp(500, 500);
     wxMemoryDC mdc(bmp);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetGDIPlusRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetGDIPlusRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
     REQUIRE(gc);
     DoAllTests(gc.get());
 }
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsPathTestCaseDirect2D", "[path][d2d]")
 
     wxBitmap bmp(500, 500);
     wxMemoryDC mdc(bmp);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDirect2DRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetDirect2DRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
     REQUIRE(gc);
     DoAllTests(gc.get());
 }
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ TEST_CASE("GraphicsPathTestCaseCairo", "[path][cairo]")
 {
     wxBitmap bmp(500, 500);
     wxMemoryDC mdc(bmp);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetCairoRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxGraphicsContext> gc(wxGraphicsRenderer::GetCairoRenderer()->CreateContext(mdc));
     REQUIRE(gc);
     DoAllTests(gc.get());
 }
diff --git a/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp b/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
index f79c0e39a7..56687c6b59 100644
--- a/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
+++ b/tests/html/htmlparser.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/html/winpars.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+
+#include <memory>
 
 // Test that parsing invalid HTML simply fails but doesn't crash for example.
 TEST_CASE("wxHtmlParser::ParseInvalid", "[html][parser][error]")
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxHtmlCell::Detach", "[html][cell]")
 {
     wxMemoryDC dc;
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxHtmlContainerCell> const top(new wxHtmlContainerCell(nullptr));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxHtmlContainerCell> const top(new wxHtmlContainerCell(nullptr));
     wxHtmlContainerCell* const cont = new wxHtmlContainerCell(nullptr);
     wxHtmlCell* const cell1 = new wxHtmlWordCell("Hello", dc);
     wxHtmlCell* const cell2 = new wxHtmlColourCell(*wxRED);
diff --git a/tests/image/image.cpp b/tests/image/image.cpp
index 735e2a9eda..35c24d4535 100644
--- a/tests/image/image.cpp
+++ b/tests/image/image.cpp
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #include "wx/dataobj.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 
 #include "testimage.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 
 #define CHECK_EQUAL_COLOUR_RGB(c1, c2) \
     CHECK( (int)c1.Red()   == (int)c2.Red() ); \
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ void ImageTestCase::LoadFromSocketStream()
     wxURL url(urlStr);
     REQUIRE( url.GetError() == wxURL_NOERR );
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxInputStream> in_stream(url.GetInputStream());
+    std::unique_ptr<wxInputStream> in_stream(url.GetInputStream());
     REQUIRE( in_stream );
     REQUIRE( in_stream->IsOk() );
 
diff --git a/tests/lists/lists.cpp b/tests/lists/lists.cpp
index 32727dfa2e..7f2ff588ec 100644
--- a/tests/lists/lists.cpp
+++ b/tests/lists/lists.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/list.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+
+#include <memory>
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // test class
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ void ElementsListNode::DeleteData()
 TEST_CASE("wxWindowList::Find", "[list]")
 {
     ListElement* const el = new ListElement(17);
-    wxScopedPtr<ListElementBase> elb(el);
+    std::unique_ptr<ListElementBase> elb(el);
 
     ElementsList l;
     l.Append(el);
diff --git a/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp b/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
index 85774661be..e614c523df 100644
--- a/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
+++ b/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/accel.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+
+#include <memory>
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ void CheckAccelEntry(const wxAcceleratorEntry& accel, int keycode, int flags)
  */
 TEST_CASE( "wxAcceleratorEntry::Create", "[accelentry]" )
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxAcceleratorEntry> pa;
+    std::unique_ptr<wxAcceleratorEntry> pa;
 
     SECTION( "Correct behavior" )
     {
diff --git a/tests/menu/menu.cpp b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
index 78af3ceb25..0be3c38474 100644
--- a/tests/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/menu.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/translation.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // helper
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ namespace
 
 void VerifyAccelAssigned( wxString labelText, int keycode )
 {
-    const wxScopedPtr<wxAcceleratorEntry> entry(
+    const std::unique_ptr<wxAcceleratorEntry> entry(
         wxAcceleratorEntry::Create( labelText )
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/misc/guifuncs.cpp b/tests/misc/guifuncs.cpp
index 414d2f8362..ed6016f5c9 100644
--- a/tests/misc/guifuncs.cpp
+++ b/tests/misc/guifuncs.cpp
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
 #include "wx/clipbrd.h"
 #include "wx/dataobj.h"
 #include "wx/panel.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // the tests
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@ TEST_CASE("GUI::ClientToScreen", "[guifuncs]")
     wxWindow* const tlw = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow();
     REQUIRE( tlw );
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxPanel> const
+    std::unique_ptr<wxPanel> const
         p1(new wxPanel(tlw, wxID_ANY, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(100, 50)));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxPanel> const
+    std::unique_ptr<wxPanel> const
         p2(new wxPanel(tlw, wxID_ANY, wxPoint(0, 50), wxSize(100, 50)));
     wxWindow* const
         b = new wxWindow(p2.get(), wxID_ANY, wxPoint(10, 10), wxSize(30, 10));
@@ -194,10 +195,10 @@ TEST_CASE("GUI::FindWindowAtPoint", "[guifuncs]")
     // assertion messages.
     parent->SetLabel("parent");
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> btn1(new TestButton(parent, "1", wxPoint(10, 10)));
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> btn2(new TestButton(parent, "2", wxPoint(10, 90)));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> btn1(new TestButton(parent, "1", wxPoint(10, 10)));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> btn2(new TestButton(parent, "2", wxPoint(10, 90)));
 
-    // No need to use wxScopedPtr<> for this one, it will be deleted by btn2.
+    // No need to use std::unique_ptr<> for this one, it will be deleted by btn2.
     wxWindow* btn3 = new TestButton(btn2.get(), "3", wxPoint(20, 20));
 
     // We need this to realize the windows created above under wxGTK.
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWindow::Dump", "[window]")
 {
     CHECK_NOTHROW( wxDumpWindow(nullptr) );
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxButton>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxButton>
         button(new wxButton(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, "bloordyblop"));
 
     const std::string s = wxDumpWindow(button.get()).utf8_string();
diff --git a/tests/net/socket.cpp b/tests/net/socket.cpp
index feccfd4883..8d730658a2 100644
--- a/tests/net/socket.cpp
+++ b/tests/net/socket.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@
 
 #include "wx/socket.h"
 #include "wx/url.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/sstream.h"
 #include "wx/evtloop.h"
 
-typedef wxScopedPtr<wxSockAddress> wxSockAddressPtr;
-typedef wxScopedPtr<wxSocketClient> wxSocketClientPtr;
+#include <memory>
+
+typedef std::unique_ptr<wxSockAddress> wxSockAddressPtr;
+typedef std::unique_ptr<wxSocketClient> wxSocketClientPtr;
 
 static wxString gs_serverHost(wxGetenv("WX_TEST_SERVER"));
 
@@ -294,7 +295,7 @@ void SocketTestCase::UrlTest()
 
     wxURL url("http://" + gs_serverHost);
 
-    const wxScopedPtr<wxInputStream> in(url.GetInputStream());
+    const std::unique_ptr<wxInputStream> in(url.GetInputStream());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT( in.get() );
 
     wxStringOutputStream out;
diff --git a/tests/net/webrequest.cpp b/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
index ab85f39ec2..071c217f6e 100644
--- a/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
+++ b/tests/net/webrequest.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "wx/filename.h"
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // This test uses httpbin service and by default uses the mirror at the
 // location below, which seems to be more reliable than the main site at
 // https://httpbin.org. Any other mirror, including a local one, which can be
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(RequestFixture,
         return;
 
     Create("/put");
-    wxScopedPtr<wxInputStream> is(new wxFileInputStream("horse.png"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxInputStream> is(new wxFileInputStream("horse.png"));
     REQUIRE( is->IsOk() );
 
     request.SetData(is.release(), "image/png");
diff --git a/tests/sizers/boxsizer.cpp b/tests/sizers/boxsizer.cpp
index c6dea9cf38..76a68910f0 100644
--- a/tests/sizers/boxsizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/sizers/boxsizer.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+#include <memory>
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // test fixture
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(BoxSizerTestCase, "BoxSizer::IncompatibleFlags", "[sizer]")
 #define ASSERT_SIZER_INVALID_FLAGS(f, msg) \
     WX_ASSERT_FAILS_WITH_ASSERT_MESSAGE( \
             "Expected assertion not generated for " msg, \
-            wxScopedPtr<wxSizerItem> item(new wxSizerItem(10, 10, 0, f)); \
+            std::unique_ptr<wxSizerItem> item(new wxSizerItem(10, 10, 0, f)); \
             sizer->Add(item.get()); \
             item.release() \
         )
diff --git a/tests/sizers/wrapsizer.cpp b/tests/sizers/wrapsizer.cpp
index a6d3376140..bfe7298a8f 100644
--- a/tests/sizers/wrapsizer.cpp
+++ b/tests/sizers/wrapsizer.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,11 @@
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 TEST_CASE("wxWrapSizer::CalcMin", "[wxWrapSizer]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
     win->SetClientSize(180, 240);
 
     wxSizer *sizer = new wxWrapSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWrapSizer::CalcMin", "[wxWrapSizer]")
 
 TEST_CASE("wxWrapSizer::CalcMinFromMinor", "[wxWrapSizer]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> win(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
     win->SetClientSize(180, 240);
 
     wxSizer* boxSizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxHORIZONTAL);
diff --git a/tests/streams/largefile.cpp b/tests/streams/largefile.cpp
index 16552b139e..74fe73d594 100644
--- a/tests/streams/largefile.cpp
+++ b/tests/streams/largefile.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/filename.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #ifdef __WINDOWS__
     #include "wx/msw/wrapwin.h"
     #ifdef __VISUALC__
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ void LargeFileTest::runTest()
 
     // write a large file
     {
-        wxScopedPtr<wxOutputStream> out(MakeOutStream(tmpfile.m_name));
+        std::unique_ptr<wxOutputStream> out(MakeOutStream(tmpfile.m_name));
 
         // write 'A's at [ 0x7fffffbf, 0x7fffffff [
         pos = 0x7fffffff - size;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ void LargeFileTest::runTest()
 
     // read the large file back
     {
-        wxScopedPtr<wxInputStream> in(MakeInStream(tmpfile.m_name));
+        std::unique_ptr<wxInputStream> in(MakeInStream(tmpfile.m_name));
         char buf[size];
 
         if (haveLFS) {
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ protected:
 
 wxInputStream *LargeFileTest_wxFile::MakeInStream(const wxString& name) const
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxFileInputStream> in(new wxFileInputStream(name));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxFileInputStream> in(new wxFileInputStream(name));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(in->IsOk());
     return in.release();
 }
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ protected:
 
 wxInputStream *LargeFileTest_wxFFile::MakeInStream(const wxString& name) const
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxFFileInputStream> in(new wxFFileInputStream(name));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxFFileInputStream> in(new wxFFileInputStream(name));
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(in->IsOk());
     return in.release();
 }
diff --git a/tests/testwindow.h b/tests/testwindow.h
index 00f8003ec5..0a4d546acd 100644
--- a/tests/testwindow.h
+++ b/tests/testwindow.h
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@
 #ifndef _WX_TESTS_TESTWINDOW_H_
 #define _WX_TESTS_TESTWINDOW_H_
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/window.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // We need to wrap wxWindow* in a class as specializing StringMaker for
 // wxWindow* doesn't seem to work.
 class wxWindowPtr
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ class wxWindowPtr
 public:
     explicit wxWindowPtr(wxWindow* win) : m_win(win) {}
     template <typename W>
-    explicit wxWindowPtr(const wxScopedPtr<W>& win) : m_win(win.get()) {}
+    explicit wxWindowPtr(const std::unique_ptr<W>& win) : m_win(win.get()) {}
 
     wxString Dump() const
     {
diff --git a/tests/uris/url.cpp b/tests/uris/url.cpp
index 31c92544bd..616dd014a4 100644
--- a/tests/uris/url.cpp
+++ b/tests/uris/url.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@
 
 #include "wx/url.h"
 #include "wx/mstream.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/utils.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // test class
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ void URLTestCase::GetInputStream()
     wxURL url("http://detectportal.firefox.com/");
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(wxURL_NOERR, url.GetError());
 
-    wxScopedPtr<wxInputStream> in_stream(url.GetInputStream());
+    std::unique_ptr<wxInputStream> in_stream(url.GetInputStream());
     if ( !in_stream && IsAutomaticTest() )
     {
         // Sometimes the connection fails during CI runs, don't consider this
diff --git a/tests/window/clientsize.cpp b/tests/window/clientsize.cpp
index f95cc2e2aa..61f2b87cec 100644
--- a/tests/window/clientsize.cpp
+++ b/tests/window/clientsize.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     #include "wx/window.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 #include "waitforpaint.h"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWindow::ClientWindowSizeRoundTrip", "[window][client-size]")
 
 TEST_CASE("wxWindow::MinClientSize", "[window][client-size]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY,
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY,
                                          wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize,
                                          wxBORDER_THEME));
     w->SetSize(wxSize(1,1));
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWindow::SetClientSize", "[window][client-size]")
     // Under wxGTK2 we need to have two children (at least) because if there
     // is exactly one child its size is set to fill the whole parent frame
     // and the window cannot be resized - see wxTopLevelWindowBase::Layout().
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w0(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w0(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
 #endif // wxGTK 2
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w(new wxWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY));
 
     wxRect reqSize = wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()->GetClientRect();
     reqSize.Deflate(25);
diff --git a/tests/window/setsize.cpp b/tests/window/setsize.cpp
index aeb995dbae..d30fb22fdb 100644
--- a/tests/window/setsize.cpp
+++ b/tests/window/setsize.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     #include "wx/window.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
+#include <memory>
 
 #include "asserthelper.h"
 #include "waitforpaint.h"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ protected:
 
 TEST_CASE("wxWindow::SetSize", "[window][size]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w(new MyWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w(new MyWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()));
 
     SECTION("Simple")
     {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWindow::SetSize", "[window][size]")
 
 TEST_CASE("wxWindow::GetBestSize", "[window][size][best-size]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow> w(new MyWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow> w(new MyWindow(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow()));
 
     CHECK( wxSize(50, 250) == w->GetBestSize() );
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ TEST_CASE("wxWindow::GetBestSize", "[window][size][best-size]")
 
 TEST_CASE("wxWindow::MovePreservesSize", "[window][size][move]")
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxWindow>
+    std::unique_ptr<wxWindow>
         w(new wxFrame(wxTheApp->GetTopWindow(), wxID_ANY, "Test child frame"));
 
     // Unfortunately showing the window is asynchronous, at least when using
diff --git a/tests/xml/xmltest.cpp b/tests/xml/xmltest.cpp
index 8b83e5685a..f09d887d75 100644
--- a/tests/xml/xmltest.cpp
+++ b/tests/xml/xmltest.cpp
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/xml/xml.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/sstream.h"
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // helpers for testing XML tree
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_NAMED_REGISTRATION( XmlTestCase, "XmlTestCase" );
 
 void XmlTestCase::InsertChild()
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxXmlNode> root(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "root"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxXmlNode> root(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "root"));
     root->AddChild(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "1"));
     wxXmlNode *two = new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "2");
     root->AddChild(two);
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ void XmlTestCase::InsertChild()
 
 void XmlTestCase::InsertChildAfter()
 {
-    wxScopedPtr<wxXmlNode> root(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "root"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxXmlNode> root(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "root"));
 
     root->InsertChildAfter(new wxXmlNode(wxXML_ELEMENT_NODE, "1"), nullptr);
     CheckXml(root.get(), "1", nullptr);
diff --git a/tests/xml/xrctest.cpp b/tests/xml/xrctest.cpp
index 67bffc5890..53445e8609 100644
--- a/tests/xml/xrctest.cpp
+++ b/tests/xml/xrctest.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "wx/fs_inet.h"
 #include "wx/imagxpm.h"
 #include "wx/xml/xml.h"
-#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/sstream.h"
 #include "wx/wfstream.h"
 #include "wx/xrc/xmlres.h"
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "testfile.h"
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ static const char *TEST_XRC_FILE = "test.xrc";
 void LoadXrcFrom(const wxString& xrcText)
 {
     wxStringInputStream sis(xrcText);
-    wxScopedPtr<wxXmlDocument> xmlDoc(new wxXmlDocument(sis, "UTF-8"));
+    std::unique_ptr<wxXmlDocument> xmlDoc(new wxXmlDocument(sis, "UTF-8"));
     REQUIRE( xmlDoc->IsOk() );
 
     // Load the xrc we've just created