diff --git a/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp b/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
index 0f809da446..652c594b69 100644
--- a/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
+++ b/tests/menu/accelentry.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/accel.h"
+#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -35,11 +36,11 @@ void CheckAccelEntry(const wxAcceleratorEntry& accel, int keycode, int flags)
  */
 TEST_CASE( "wxAcceleratorEntry::Create", "[accelentry]" )
 {
-    wxAcceleratorEntry* pa;
+    wxScopedPtr<wxAcceleratorEntry> pa;
 
     SECTION( "Correct behavior" )
     {
-        pa = wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Foo\tCtrl+Z");
+        pa.reset( wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Foo\tCtrl+Z") );
 
         CHECK( pa );
         CHECK( pa->IsOk() );
@@ -48,21 +49,21 @@ TEST_CASE( "wxAcceleratorEntry::Create", "[accelentry]" )
 
     SECTION( "Tab missing" )
     {
-        pa = wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Shift-Q");
+        pa.reset( wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Shift-Q") );
 
         CHECK( !pa );
     }
 
     SECTION( "No accelerator key specified" )
     {
-        pa = wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("bloordyblop");
+        pa.reset( wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("bloordyblop") );
 
         CHECK( !pa );
     }
 
     SECTION( "Display name parsing" )
     {
-        pa = wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Test\tBackSpace");
+        pa.reset( wxAcceleratorEntry::Create("Test\tBackSpace") );
 
         CHECK( pa );
         CHECK( pa->IsOk() );
diff --git a/tests/menu/menu.cpp b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
index a99b053767..6ce4a58664 100644
--- a/tests/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/tests/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
 #include "wx/menu.h"
+#include "wx/scopedptr.h"
 #include "wx/translation.h"
 #include "wx/uiaction.h"
 
@@ -624,7 +625,9 @@ namespace
 
 void VerifyAccelAssigned( wxString labelText, int keycode )
 {
-    wxAcceleratorEntry* entry = wxAcceleratorEntry::Create( labelText );
+    const wxScopedPtr<wxAcceleratorEntry> entry(
+        wxAcceleratorEntry::Create( labelText )
+    );
 
     CHECK( entry );
     CHECK( entry->GetKeyCode() == keycode );