diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 18433d1912faa..7e85382f50a10 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -4280,7 +4280,6 @@ CWallet::CWallet(std::string strWalletFileIn)
 CWallet::~CWallet()
 {
     delete pwalletdbEncryption;
-    delete pStakerStatus;
 }
 
 void CWallet::SetNull()
@@ -4300,7 +4299,7 @@ void CWallet::SetNull()
     if (pStakerStatus) {
         pStakerStatus->SetNull();
     } else {
-        pStakerStatus = new CStakerStatus();
+        pStakerStatus = MakeUnique<CStakerStatus>();
     }
     // Stake split threshold
     nStakeSplitThreshold = DEFAULT_STAKE_SPLIT_THRESHOLD;
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.h b/src/wallet/wallet.h
index 0734d2ce8d1e3..52b790bddc5ae 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.h
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.h
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class CWallet : public CCryptoKeyStore, public CValidationInterface
     int64_t nLastResend;
 
     // Staker status (last hashed block and time)
-    CStakerStatus* pStakerStatus{nullptr};
+    std::unique_ptr<CStakerStatus> pStakerStatus;
 
     /**
      * Used to keep track of spent outpoints, and