diff --git a/libs/vr/libpdx/status_tests.cpp b/libs/vr/libpdx/status_tests.cpp
index d4e697c..772c529 100644
--- a/libs/vr/libpdx/status_tests.cpp
+++ b/libs/vr/libpdx/status_tests.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 using android::pdx::ErrorStatus;
 using android::pdx::Status;
 
@@ -84,8 +86,8 @@
   Status<std::unique_ptr<int>> status1;
   Status<std::unique_ptr<int>> status2;
 
-  status1 = Status<std::unique_ptr<int>>{std::unique_ptr<int>{new int{11}}};
-  status2 = Status<std::unique_ptr<int>>{std::unique_ptr<int>{new int{12}}};
+  status1 = Status<std::unique_ptr<int>>{std::make_unique<int>(int{11})};
+  status2 = Status<std::unique_ptr<int>>{std::make_unique<int>(int{12})};
   EXPECT_FALSE(status1.empty());
   EXPECT_FALSE(status2.empty());
   EXPECT_TRUE(status1.ok());
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@
 }
 
 TEST(Status, Take) {
-  Status<std::unique_ptr<int>> status{std::unique_ptr<int>{new int{123}}};
+  Status<std::unique_ptr<int>> status{std::make_unique<int>(int{123})};
   EXPECT_FALSE(status.empty());
   EXPECT_NE(nullptr, status.get());
 
diff --git a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
index 4b90031..d775711 100644
--- a/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
+++ b/services/vr/hardware_composer/impl/vr_composer_client.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include <hardware/gralloc1.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "impl/vr_hwc.h"
 #include "impl/vr_composer_client.h"
 
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@
 
 std::unique_ptr<ComposerCommandEngine>
 VrComposerClient::createCommandEngine() {
-  return std::unique_ptr<VrCommandEngine>(new VrCommandEngine(*this));
+  return std::make_unique<VrCommandEngine>(*this);
 }
 
 VrComposerClient::VrCommandEngine::VrCommandEngine(VrComposerClient& client)