diff --git a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
index 8e0e25d7be..48b4b4eecb 100644
--- a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_FFMpeg.cpp
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ RageSurface* MovieDecoder_FFMpeg::CreateCompatibleSurface(int iTextureWidth, int
 }
 
 MovieTexture_FFMpeg::MovieTexture_FFMpeg(RageTextureID ID) :
-	MovieTexture_Generic(ID, new MovieDecoder_FFMpeg)
+	MovieTexture_Generic(ID, std::make_unique<MovieDecoder_FFMpeg>())
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
index e086a8021d..8bae897cb6 100644
--- a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
+++ b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.cpp
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
 
 static Preference<bool> g_bMovieTextureDirectUpdates("MovieTextureDirectUpdates", true);
 
-MovieTexture_Generic::MovieTexture_Generic(RageTextureID ID, MovieDecoder* pDecoder) :
+MovieTexture_Generic::MovieTexture_Generic(RageTextureID ID, std::unique_ptr<MovieDecoder> pDecoder) :
 	RageMovieTexture(ID)
 {
 	LOG->Trace("MovieTexture_Generic::MovieTexture_Generic(%s)", ID.filename.c_str());
 
-	decoder_ = pDecoder;
+	decoder_ = std::move(pDecoder);
 
 	texture_handle_ = 0;
 	render_target_ = nullptr;
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ MovieTexture_Generic::~MovieTexture_Generic()
 
 	/* sprite_ may reference the texture; delete it before DestroyTexture. */
 	delete sprite_;
-	delete decoder_;
 
 	DestroyTexture();
 
diff --git a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.h b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.h
index aebaaca795..14343d5156 100644
--- a/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.h
+++ b/src/arch/MovieTexture/MovieTexture_Generic.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public:
 class MovieTexture_Generic: public RageMovieTexture
 {
 public:
-	MovieTexture_Generic( RageTextureID ID, MovieDecoder *pDecoder );
+	MovieTexture_Generic( RageTextureID ID, std::unique_ptr<MovieDecoder> pDecoder );
 	virtual ~MovieTexture_Generic();
 	RString Init();
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 	static EffectMode GetEffectMode( MovieDecoderPixelFormatYCbCr fmt );
 
 private:
-	MovieDecoder* decoder_;
+	std::unique_ptr<MovieDecoder> decoder_;
 
 	std::unique_ptr<std::thread> decoding_thread_;