diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.cpp
index 5aaf8a602c..9a5cd62a95 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.cpp
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2+
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
-#include "Core/DSPEmulator.h"
+#include <memory>
 
+#include "Core/DSPEmulator.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DSPHLE/DSPHLE.h"
 #include "Core/HW/DSPLLE/DSPLLE.h"
 
-DSPEmulator *CreateDSPEmulator(bool HLE)
+std::unique_ptr<DSPEmulator> CreateDSPEmulator(bool hle)
 {
-	if (HLE)
-		return new DSPHLE();
-	else
-		return new DSPLLE();
+	if (hle)
+		return std::make_unique<DSPHLE>();
+
+	return std::make_unique<DSPLLE>();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.h b/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.h
index b05e56ee1f..e07f6dd6e3 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/DSPEmulator.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <memory>
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 
 class PointerWrap;
@@ -32,4 +33,4 @@ public:
 	virtual u32 DSP_UpdateRate() = 0;
 };
 
-DSPEmulator *CreateDSPEmulator(bool HLE);
+std::unique_ptr<DSPEmulator> CreateDSPEmulator(bool hle);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSP.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSP.cpp
index 0956952fa6..a7b3641e81 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSP.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/DSP.cpp
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 // the just used buffer through the AXList (or whatever it might be called in
 // Nintendo games).
 
-#include "AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h"
+#include <memory>
 
+#include "AudioCommon/AudioCommon.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/MemoryUtil.h"
-
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/CoreTiming.h"
 #include "Core/DSPEmulator.h"
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static ARAM_Info g_ARAM_Info;
 static u16 g_AR_MODE;
 static u16 g_AR_REFRESH;
 
-static DSPEmulator *dsp_emulator;
+static std::unique_ptr<DSPEmulator> dsp_emulator;
 
 static int dsp_slice = 0;
 static bool dsp_is_lle = false;
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@ void FlushInstantDMA(u32 address)
 	}
 }
 
-DSPEmulator *GetDSPEmulator()
+DSPEmulator* GetDSPEmulator()
 {
-	return dsp_emulator;
+	return dsp_emulator.get();
 }
 
 void Init(bool hle)
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ void Shutdown()
 	}
 
 	dsp_emulator->Shutdown();
-	delete dsp_emulator;
-	dsp_emulator = nullptr;
+	dsp_emulator.reset();
 }
 
 void RegisterMMIO(MMIO::Mapping* mmio, u32 base)