diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipackage.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipackage.hpp
index a09362baaa..873ad1c299 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipackage.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aipackage.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef GAME_MWMECHANICS_AIPACKAGE_H
 #define GAME_MWMECHANICS_AIPACKAGE_H
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include <components/esm/defs.hpp>
 
 #include "pathfinding.hpp"
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ namespace MWMechanics
             virtual ~AiPackage() = default;
 
             ///Clones the package
-            virtual AiPackage *clone() const = 0;
+            virtual std::unique_ptr<AiPackage> clone() const = 0;
 
             /// Updates and runs the package (Should run every frame)
             /// \return Package completed?
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
index 00d44202a0..8ed1f0beec 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/aisequence.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void AiSequence::copy (const AiSequence& sequence)
 {
     for (std::list<AiPackage *>::const_iterator iter (sequence.mPackages.begin());
         iter!=sequence.mPackages.end(); ++iter)
-        mPackages.push_back ((*iter)->clone());
+        mPackages.push_back ((*iter)->clone().release());
 
     // We need to keep an AiWander storage, if present - it has a state machine.
     // Not sure about another temporary storages
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void AiSequence::execute (const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, CharacterController& charac
                 if (isActualAiPackage(packageTypeId) && (mRepeat || package->getRepeat()))
                 {
                     package->reset();
-                    mPackages.push_back(package->clone());
+                    mPackages.push_back(package->clone().release());
                 }
                 // To account for the rare case where AiPackage::execute() queued another AI package
                 // (e.g. AiPursue executing a dialogue script that uses startCombat)
@@ -380,12 +380,12 @@ void AiSequence::stack (const AiPackage& package, const MWWorld::Ptr& actor, boo
 
         if((*it)->getPriority() <= package.getPriority())
         {
-            mPackages.insert(it,package.clone());
+            mPackages.insert(it,package.clone().release());
             return;
         }
     }
 
-    mPackages.push_back (package.clone());
+    mPackages.push_back (package.clone().release());
 
     // Make sure that temporary storage is empty
     if (cancelOther)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/typedaipackage.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/typedaipackage.hpp
index 2801accc4c..e2b5f8688e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/typedaipackage.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwmechanics/typedaipackage.hpp
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ namespace MWMechanics
     template <class T>
     struct TypedAiPackage : public AiPackage
     {
-        virtual TypedAiPackage<T> *clone() const override
+        virtual std::unique_ptr<AiPackage> clone() const override
         {
-            return new T(*static_cast<const T*>(this));
+            return std::make_unique<T>(*static_cast<const T*>(this));
         }
     };
 }