diff --git a/base/include/android-base/mapped_file.h b/base/include/android-base/mapped_file.h
index 6a19f1b..8c37f43 100644
--- a/base/include/android-base/mapped_file.h
+++ b/base/include/android-base/mapped_file.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
   /**
    * Same thing, but using the raw OS file handle instead of a CRT wrapper.
    */
-  static MappedFile FromOsHandle(os_handle h, off64_t offset, size_t length, int prot);
+  static std::unique_ptr<MappedFile> FromOsHandle(os_handle h, off64_t offset, size_t length,
+                                                  int prot);
 
   /**
    * Removes the mapping.
@@ -69,10 +70,6 @@
   char* data() const { return base_ + offset_; }
   size_t size() const { return size_; }
 
-  bool isValid() const { return base_ != nullptr; }
-
-  explicit operator bool() const { return isValid(); }
-
  private:
   DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(MappedFile);
 
diff --git a/base/mapped_file.cpp b/base/mapped_file.cpp
index 862b73b..fff3453 100644
--- a/base/mapped_file.cpp
+++ b/base/mapped_file.cpp
@@ -38,15 +38,14 @@
 std::unique_ptr<MappedFile> MappedFile::FromFd(borrowed_fd fd, off64_t offset, size_t length,
                                                int prot) {
 #if defined(_WIN32)
-  auto file =
-      FromOsHandle(reinterpret_cast<HANDLE>(_get_osfhandle(fd.get())), offset, length, prot);
+  return FromOsHandle(reinterpret_cast<HANDLE>(_get_osfhandle(fd.get())), offset, length, prot);
 #else
-  auto file = FromOsHandle(fd.get(), offset, length, prot);
+  return FromOsHandle(fd.get(), offset, length, prot);
 #endif
-  return file ? std::make_unique<MappedFile>(std::move(file)) : std::unique_ptr<MappedFile>{};
 }
 
-MappedFile MappedFile::FromOsHandle(os_handle h, off64_t offset, size_t length, int prot) {
+std::unique_ptr<MappedFile> MappedFile::FromOsHandle(os_handle h, off64_t offset, size_t length,
+                                                     int prot) {
   static const off64_t page_size = InitPageSize();
   size_t slop = offset % page_size;
   off64_t file_offset = offset - slop;
@@ -59,28 +58,30 @@
     // http://b/119818070 "app crashes when reading asset of zero length".
     // Return a MappedFile that's only valid for reading the size.
     if (length == 0 && ::GetLastError() == ERROR_FILE_INVALID) {
-      return MappedFile{const_cast<char*>(kEmptyBuffer), 0, 0, nullptr};
+      return std::unique_ptr<MappedFile>(
+          new MappedFile(const_cast<char*>(kEmptyBuffer), 0, 0, nullptr));
     }
-    return MappedFile(nullptr, 0, 0, nullptr);
+    return nullptr;
   }
   void* base = MapViewOfFile(handle, (prot & PROT_WRITE) ? FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS : FILE_MAP_READ, 0,
                              file_offset, file_length);
   if (base == nullptr) {
     CloseHandle(handle);
-    return MappedFile(nullptr, 0, 0, nullptr);
+    return nullptr;
   }
-  return MappedFile{static_cast<char*>(base), length, slop, handle};
+  return std::unique_ptr<MappedFile>(
+      new MappedFile(static_cast<char*>(base), length, slop, handle));
 #else
   void* base = mmap(nullptr, file_length, prot, MAP_SHARED, h, file_offset);
   if (base == MAP_FAILED) {
     // http://b/119818070 "app crashes when reading asset of zero length".
     // mmap fails with EINVAL for a zero length region.
     if (errno == EINVAL && length == 0) {
-      return MappedFile{const_cast<char*>(kEmptyBuffer), 0, 0};
+      return std::unique_ptr<MappedFile>(new MappedFile(const_cast<char*>(kEmptyBuffer), 0, 0));
     }
-    return MappedFile(nullptr, 0, 0);
+    return nullptr;
   }
-  return MappedFile{static_cast<char*>(base), length, slop};
+  return std::unique_ptr<MappedFile>(new MappedFile(static_cast<char*>(base), length, slop));
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/base/mapped_file_test.cpp b/base/mapped_file_test.cpp
index 3629108..d21703c 100644
--- a/base/mapped_file_test.cpp
+++ b/base/mapped_file_test.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
   ASSERT_TRUE(tf.fd != -1);
 
   auto m = android::base::MappedFile::FromFd(tf.fd, 4096, 0, PROT_READ);
-  ASSERT_NE(nullptr, m);
-  EXPECT_TRUE((bool)*m);
   EXPECT_EQ(0u, m->size());
   EXPECT_NE(nullptr, m->data());
 }