diff --git a/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc b/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
index a6c2dc17d8..df13742622 100644
--- a/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
+++ b/api/test/trace/propagation/http_text_format_test.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ TEST(HTTPTextFormatTest, TraceFlagsBufferGeneration)
 TEST(HTTPTextFormatTest, HeadersWithTraceState)
 {
     const std::map<std::string,std::string> carrier = {{"traceparent","00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-0102030405060708-01"},{"tracestate","congo=congosSecondPosition,rojo=rojosFirstPosition"}};
-    context::Context ctx2 = format.Extract(Getter,carrier,context::Context("current-span",nostd::shared_ptr<trace::Span>(new trace::DefaultSpan())));
+    nostd::shared_ptr<trace::Span> sp{new trace::DefaultSpan()};
+    context::Context ctx2 = format.Extract(Getter,carrier,context::Context("current-span",sp));
     std::map<std::string,std::string> c2 = {};
     format.Inject(Setter,c2,ctx2);
     EXPECT_EQ(c2["traceparent"],"00-4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736-0102030405060708-01");