diff --git a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetecontactlistview.cpp b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetecontactlistview.cpp
index 7b060d3d..112be721 100644
--- a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetecontactlistview.cpp
+++ b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetecontactlistview.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,11 @@ class ContactListViewStrategy;
 class KopeteContactListViewPrivate
 {
 public:
-	std::auto_ptr<ContactListViewStrategy> viewStrategy;
+	KopeteContactListViewPrivate() {}
+	KopeteContactListViewPrivate(KopeteContactListViewPrivate const &) = delete;
+	KopeteContactListViewPrivate& operator=(KopeteContactListViewPrivate const &) = delete;
+
+	std::unique_ptr<ContactListViewStrategy> viewStrategy;
 
 	void updateViewStrategy( TDEListView *view );
 };
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ void KopeteContactListViewPrivate::updateViewStrategy( TDEListView *view )
 	if ( !viewStrategy.get() || KopetePrefs::prefs()->sortByGroup() != bSortByGroup )
 	{
 		// delete old strategy first...
-		viewStrategy.reset( 0 );
+		viewStrategy.reset();
 		// then create and store a new one
 		if ( KopetePrefs::prefs()->sortByGroup() )
 			viewStrategy.reset( new ArrangeByGroupsViewStrategy(view) );
diff --git a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetegroupviewitem.cpp b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetegroupviewitem.cpp
index 55f4165f..c08dfa01 100644
--- a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetegroupviewitem.cpp
+++ b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetegroupviewitem.cpp
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@
 class KopeteGroupViewItem::Private
 {
 public:
+	Private() {}
+	Private(Private const &) = delete;
+	Private& operator=(Private const &) = delete;
+
 	Kopete::UI::ListView::GroupBoxComponent *hbox;
 	Kopete::UI::ListView::ImageComponent *image;
 	Kopete::UI::ListView::TextComponent *name;
 	Kopete::UI::ListView::TextComponent *count;
-	std::auto_ptr<Kopete::UI::ListView::ToolTipSource> toolTipSource;
+	std::unique_ptr<Kopete::UI::ListView::ToolTipSource> toolTipSource;
 };
 
 namespace Kopete {
diff --git a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetemetacontactlvi.cpp b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetemetacontactlvi.cpp
index a4f162d2..d088e971 100644
--- a/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetemetacontactlvi.cpp
+++ b/kopete/kopete/contactlist/kopetemetacontactlvi.cpp
@@ -150,13 +150,15 @@ class KopeteMetaContactLVI::Private
 public:
 	Private() : metaContactIcon( 0L ), nameText( 0L ), extraText( 0L ), contactIconBox( 0L ),
 	            currentMode( -1 ), currentIconMode( -1 ), hbox(NULL) {}
+	Private(Private const &) = delete;
+	Private& operator=(Private const &) = delete;
 	ListView::ContactBoxComponent *hbox;
 	ListView::FaceComponent *metaContactIcon;
 	ListView::DisplayNameComponent *nameText;
 	ListView::DisplayNameComponent *extraText;
 	ListView::BoxComponent *contactIconBox;
 	ListView::BoxComponent *spacerBox;
-	std::auto_ptr<ListView::ToolTipSource> toolTipSource;
+	std::unique_ptr<ListView::ToolTipSource> toolTipSource;
 	// metacontact icon size
 	int iconSize;
 	// protocol icon size
diff --git a/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopetelistview.cpp b/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopetelistview.cpp
index 6d9952ad..8ae78229 100644
--- a/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopetelistview.cpp
+++ b/kopete/libkopete/ui/kopetelistview.cpp
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ void ToolTip::maybeTip( const TQPoint &pos )
 struct ListView::Private
 {
 	TQTimer sortTimer;
-	std::auto_ptr<ToolTip> toolTip;
+	std::unique_ptr<ToolTip> toolTip;
 	//! C-tor
 	Private() {}
+	Private(Private const &) = delete;
+	Private& operator=(Private const &) = delete;
 };
 
 ListView::ListView( TQWidget *parent, const char *name )
diff --git a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jingle/libjingle/talk/base/scoped_ptr.h b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jingle/libjingle/talk/base/scoped_ptr.h
index 0470ff83..64eba645 100644
--- a/kopete/protocols/jabber/jingle/libjingle/talk/base/scoped_ptr.h
+++ b/kopete/protocols/jabber/jingle/libjingle/talk/base/scoped_ptr.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 //  scoped_ptr mimics a built-in pointer except that it guarantees deletion
 //  of the object pointed to, either on destruction of the scoped_ptr or via
 //  an explicit reset(). scoped_ptr is a simple solution for simple needs;
-//  use shared_ptr or std::auto_ptr if your needs are more complex.
+//  use shared_ptr or std::unique_ptr if your needs are more complex.
 
 //  scoped_ptr_malloc added in by Google.  When one of
 //  these goes out of scope, instead of doing a delete or delete[], it
diff --git a/krdc/smartptr.h b/krdc/smartptr.h
index 49fa25c2..1eff196e 100644
--- a/krdc/smartptr.h
+++ b/krdc/smartptr.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct SmartPtrRefCount {
  * deletes the object.
  *
  * The recommended way to use SmartPtr and @ref WeakPtr is to use SmartPtr
- * for all aggregations and WeakPtr for associations. Unlike auto_ptr, 
+ * for all aggregations and WeakPtr for associations.
  * SmartPtr can be used in collections.
  *
  * SmartPtr is not thread-safe. All instances of SmartPtrs pointing