diff --git a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.cpp b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.cpp
index 50bae6aa36..2ddfd066ae 100644
--- a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.cpp
+++ b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.cpp
@@ -24,18 +24,11 @@ RuleItem::RuleItem(const QString &key,
     , m_description(description)
     , m_flags(NoFlags)
     , m_enabled(false)
-    , m_policy(new RulePolicy(policyType))
-    , m_options(nullptr)
+    , m_policy(std::make_unique<RulePolicy>(policyType))
 {
     reset();
 }
 
-RuleItem::~RuleItem()
-{
-    delete m_policy;
-    delete m_options;
-}
-
 void RuleItem::reset()
 {
     m_enabled = hasFlag(AlwaysEnabled) || hasFlag(StartEnabled);
@@ -133,7 +126,7 @@ QVariant RuleItem::options() const
     if (!m_options) {
         return QVariant();
     }
-    return QVariant::fromValue(m_options);
+    return QVariant::fromValue(m_options.get());
 }
 
 void RuleItem::setOptionsData(const QList<OptionsModel::Data> &data)
@@ -142,7 +135,7 @@ void RuleItem::setOptionsData(const QList<OptionsModel::Data> &data)
         return;
     }
     if (!m_options) {
-        m_options = new OptionsModel({}, m_type == NetTypes);
+        m_options = std::make_unique<OptionsModel>(QList<OptionsModel::Data>{}, m_type == NetTypes);
     }
     m_options->updateModelData(data);
     m_options->setValue(m_value);
@@ -165,7 +158,7 @@ RulePolicy::Type RuleItem::policyType() const
 
 QVariant RuleItem::policyModel() const
 {
-    return QVariant::fromValue(m_policy);
+    return QVariant::fromValue(m_policy.get());
 }
 
 QString RuleItem::policyKey() const
diff --git a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.h b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.h
index 2a126cc8c4..f8672ce17c 100644
--- a/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.h
+++ b/src/kcmkwin/kwinrules/ruleitem.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
              const QString &section,
              const QIcon &icon = QIcon::fromTheme("window"),
              const QString &description = QString(""));
-    ~RuleItem();
 
     QString key() const;
     QString name() const;
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ private:
     QVariant m_value;
     QVariant m_suggestedValue;
 
-    RulePolicy *m_policy;
-    OptionsModel *m_options;
+    std::unique_ptr<RulePolicy> m_policy;
+    std::unique_ptr<OptionsModel> m_options;
 };
 
 } // namespace