diff --git a/contributors.md b/contributors.md
index 0a04899ff0..0a8a3039d1 100644
--- a/contributors.md
+++ b/contributors.md
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ The following people are not part of the development team, but have been contrib
 * Helio Batimarqui (batimarqui) - Misc.
 * Keith Stellyes (keithstellyes) - Misc.
 * Bas Cantrijn (Basssiiie) - Misc.
+* Adrian Zdanowicz (CookiePLMonster) - Misc.
 
 ## Bug fixes
 * (halfbro)
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/Theme.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/Theme.cpp
index 5af3632d10..192d04d23a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/interface/Theme.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/interface/Theme.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ namespace ThemeManager
         }
 
         auto themesPattern = Path::Combine(GetThemePath(), "*.json");
-        auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(themesPattern, true));
+        auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(themesPattern, true);
         while (scanner->Next())
         {
             auto fileInfo = scanner->GetFileInfo();
diff --git a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
index 574cd128c4..05c2ead6aa 100644
--- a/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2-ui/windows/LoadSave.cpp
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static void window_loadsave_populate_list(rct_window* w, int32_t includeNewItem,
             safe_strcat_path(filter, "*", std::size(filter));
             path_append_extension(filter, extToken, std::size(filter));
 
-            auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false));
+            auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false);
             while (scanner->Next())
             {
                 LoadSaveListItem newListItem;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
index 97caa7c4f9..fe376141b1 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/Context.cpp
@@ -1189,7 +1189,6 @@ namespace OpenRCT2
                     }
                 }
             }
-            delete scanner;
         }
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_HTTP
diff --git a/src/openrct2/Game.cpp b/src/openrct2/Game.cpp
index 5dcb15ccf7..50c8afb43f 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/Game.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/Game.cpp
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ static void limit_autosave_count(const size_t numberOfFilesToKeep, bool processL
 
     // At first, count how many autosaves there are
     {
-        auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false));
+        auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false);
         while (scanner->Next())
         {
             autosavesCount++;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static void limit_autosave_count(const size_t numberOfFilesToKeep, bool processL
 
     auto autosaveFiles = std::vector<std::string>(autosavesCount);
     {
-        auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false));
+        auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(filter, false);
         for (size_t i = 0; i < autosavesCount; i++)
         {
             autosaveFiles[i].resize(MAX_PATH, 0);
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileIndex.hpp b/src/openrct2/core/FileIndex.hpp
index 033a286b14..0e5d570a47 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileIndex.hpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileIndex.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ private:
 
                 files.push_back(std::move(path));
             }
-            delete scanner;
         }
         return ScanResult(stats, files);
     }
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.cpp b/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.cpp
index 56a435c986..9c79c500f7 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.cpp
@@ -342,18 +342,18 @@ private:
 
 #endif // defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
 
-IFileScanner* Path::ScanDirectory(const std::string& pattern, bool recurse)
+std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner> Path::ScanDirectory(const std::string& pattern, bool recurse)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-    return new FileScannerWindows(pattern, recurse);
+    return std::make_unique<FileScannerWindows>(pattern, recurse);
 #elif defined(__unix__) || (defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__))
-    return new FileScannerUnix(pattern, recurse);
+    return std::make_unique<FileScannerUnix>(pattern, recurse);
 #endif
 }
 
 void Path::QueryDirectory(QueryDirectoryResult* result, const std::string& pattern)
 {
-    IFileScanner* scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
+    auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
     while (scanner->Next())
     {
         const FileInfo* fileInfo = scanner->GetFileInfo();
@@ -366,12 +366,11 @@ void Path::QueryDirectory(QueryDirectoryResult* result, const std::string& patte
         result->FileDateModifiedChecksum = ror32(result->FileDateModifiedChecksum, 5);
         result->PathChecksum += GetPathChecksum(path);
     }
-    delete scanner;
 }
 
 std::vector<std::string> Path::GetDirectories(const std::string& path)
 {
-    auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(ScanDirectory(path, false));
+    auto scanner = ScanDirectory(path, false);
     auto baseScanner = static_cast<FileScannerBase*>(scanner.get());
 
     std::vector<DirectoryChild> children;
diff --git a/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.h b/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.h
index f3136e48f4..1e6c63d230 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.h
+++ b/src/openrct2/core/FileScanner.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 #include "../common.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Path
      * @param recurse Whether to scan sub directories or not.
      * @returns A new FileScanner, this must be deleted when no longer needed.
      */
-    IFileScanner* ScanDirectory(const std::string& pattern, bool recurse);
+    std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner> ScanDirectory(const std::string& pattern, bool recurse);
 
     /**
      * Scans a directory and all sub directories
diff --git a/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp b/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
index 0c70da90cc..15b04d1c70 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/object/ImageTable.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ std::string ImageTable::FindLegacyObject(const std::string& name)
     {
         // Search recursively for any file with the target name (case insensitive)
         auto filter = Path::Combine(objectsPath, "*.dat");
-        auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(filter, true));
+        auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(filter, true);
         while (scanner->Next())
         {
             auto currentName = Path::GetFileName(scanner->GetPathRelative());
diff --git a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
index d1a1ff3217..db2f1a1801 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/scripting/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void ScriptEngine::LoadPlugins()
     if (Path::DirectoryExists(base))
     {
         auto pattern = Path::Combine(base, "*.js");
-        auto scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true));
+        auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
         while (scanner->Next())
         {
             auto path = std::string(scanner->GetPath());
diff --git a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
index 87d513ae4f..c5e47ca72a 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequence.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static std::vector<std::string> GetSaves(const std::string& directory)
     std::vector<std::string> saves;
 
     auto pattern = Path::Combine(directory, "*.sc6;*.sv6");
-    IFileScanner* scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
+    auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
     while (scanner->Next())
     {
         const utf8* path = scanner->GetPathRelative();
diff --git a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequenceManager.cpp b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequenceManager.cpp
index 02c8c381f0..553c061596 100644
--- a/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequenceManager.cpp
+++ b/src/openrct2/title/TitleSequenceManager.cpp
@@ -209,12 +209,11 @@ namespace TitleSequenceManager
     static void Scan(const std::string& directory)
     {
         auto pattern = Path::Combine(directory, "script.txt;*.parkseq");
-        IFileScanner* fileScanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
+        auto fileScanner = Path::ScanDirectory(pattern, true);
         while (fileScanner->Next())
         {
             AddSequence(fileScanner->GetPath());
         }
-        delete fileScanner;
     }
 
     static void AddSequence(const std::string& scanPath)
diff --git a/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp b/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
index 7377a57110..83b8c8f4b5 100644
--- a/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
+++ b/test/tests/ReplayTests.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static std::vector<ReplayTestData> GetReplayFiles()
     std::string replayPathPattern = Path::Combine(replayPath, "*.sv6r");
     std::vector<std::string> files;
 
-    std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner> scanner = std::unique_ptr<IFileScanner>(Path::ScanDirectory(replayPathPattern, true));
+    auto scanner = Path::ScanDirectory(replayPathPattern, true);
     while (scanner->Next())
     {
         ReplayTestData test;