diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.cxx
index d1c28ba7fc62..6664a037bc32 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ m_pProperties( new PropertyMap )
 
 TblStylePrHandler::~TblStylePrHandler( )
 {
-    delete m_pTablePropsHandler, m_pTablePropsHandler = nullptr;
 }
 
 OUString TblStylePrHandler::getTypeString()
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.hxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.hxx
index 13ab3221ff45..458badb813a0 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.hxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/TblStylePrHandler.hxx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TblStylePrHandler : public LoggedProperties
 {
 private:
     DomainMapper &              m_rDMapper;
-    TablePropertiesHandler *    m_pTablePropsHandler;
+    std::unique_ptr<TablePropertiesHandler>  m_pTablePropsHandler;
 
     TblStyleType                m_nType;
     PropertyMapPtr              m_pProperties;