diff --git a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
index a803e84c3c..b673e7304f 100644
--- a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
+++ b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ BoxReader::~BoxReader() {
     for (ChildMap::iterator itr = children_.begin(); itr != children_.end();
          ++itr) {
       DVLOG(1) << "Skipping unknown box: " << FourCCToString(itr->first);
-      delete itr->second;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -78,7 +77,8 @@ bool BoxReader::ScanChildren() {
 
     FourCC box_type = child->type();
     size_t box_size = child->size();
-    children_.insert(std::pair<FourCC, BoxReader*>(box_type, child.release()));
+    children_.insert(std::pair<FourCC, std::unique_ptr<BoxReader>>(
+        box_type, std::move(child)));
     RCHECK(SkipBytes(box_size));
   }
 
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ bool BoxReader::ReadChild(Box* child) {
   ChildMap::iterator itr = children_.find(child_type);
   RCHECK(itr != children_.end());
   DVLOG(2) << "Found a " << FourCCToString(child_type) << " box.";
-  RCHECK(child->Parse(itr->second));
-  delete itr->second;
+  RCHECK(child->Parse(itr->second.get()));
   children_.erase(itr);
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.h b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.h
index 18fda7008c..4df0b1b34c 100644
--- a/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.h
+++ b/packager/media/formats/mp4/box_reader.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define MEDIA_FORMATS_MP4_BOX_READER_H_
 
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "packager/base/compiler_specific.h"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ class BoxReader : public BufferReader {
 
   FourCC type_;
 
-  typedef std::multimap<FourCC, BoxReader*> ChildMap;
+  typedef std::multimap<FourCC, std::unique_ptr<BoxReader>> ChildMap;
 
   // The set of child box FourCCs and their corresponding buffer readers. Only
   // valid if scanned_ is true.
@@ -142,8 +143,7 @@ bool BoxReader::TryReadChildren(std::vector<T>* children) {
   children->resize(std::distance(start_itr, end_itr));
   typename std::vector<T>::iterator child_itr = children->begin();
   for (ChildMap::iterator itr = start_itr; itr != end_itr; ++itr) {
-    RCHECK(child_itr->Parse(itr->second));
-    delete itr->second;
+    RCHECK(child_itr->Parse(itr->second.get()));
     ++child_itr;
   }
   children_.erase(start_itr, end_itr);