diff --git a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Plugins/Language/CPlusPlus/LibStdcppUniquePointer.cpp
@@ -99,9 +99,17 @@
   if (ptr_obj)
     m_ptr_obj = ptr_obj->Clone(ConstString("pointer")).get();
 
-  ValueObjectSP del_obj = tuple_frontend->GetChildAtIndex(1);
-  if (del_obj)
-    m_del_obj = del_obj->Clone(ConstString("deleter")).get();
+  // Add a 'deleter' child if there was a non-empty deleter type specified.
+  //
+  // The object might have size=1 in the TypeSystem but occupies no dedicated
+  // storage due to no_unique_address, so infer the actual size from the total
+  // size of the unique_ptr class. If sizeof(unique_ptr) == sizeof(void*) then
+  // the deleter is empty and should be hidden.
+  if (tuple_sp->GetByteSize() > ptr_obj->GetByteSize()) {
+    ValueObjectSP del_obj = tuple_frontend->GetChildAtIndex(1);
+    if (del_obj)
+      m_del_obj = del_obj->Clone(ConstString("deleter")).get();
+  }
 
   if (m_ptr_obj) {
     Status error;