diff --git a/clang/include/clang/ExtractAPI/API.h b/clang/include/clang/ExtractAPI/API.h
--- a/clang/include/clang/ExtractAPI/API.h
+++ b/clang/include/clang/ExtractAPI/API.h
@@ -30,25 +30,6 @@
 #include "llvm/Support/Casting.h"
 #include <memory>
 
-namespace {
-
-/// \brief A custom deleter used for ``std::unique_ptr`` to APIRecords stored
-/// in the BumpPtrAllocator.
-///
-/// \tparam T the exact type of the APIRecord subclass.
-template <typename T> struct UniquePtrBumpPtrAllocatorDeleter {
-  void operator()(T *Instance) { Instance->~T(); }
-};
-
-/// A unique pointer to an APIRecord stored in the BumpPtrAllocator.
-///
-/// \tparam T the exact type of the APIRecord subclass.
-template <typename T>
-using APIRecordUniquePtr =
-    std::unique_ptr<T, UniquePtrBumpPtrAllocatorDeleter<T>>;
-
-} // anonymous namespace
-
 namespace clang {
 namespace extractapi {
 
@@ -165,7 +146,7 @@
 
 /// This holds information associated with enums.
 struct EnumRecord : APIRecord {
-  SmallVector<APIRecordUniquePtr<EnumConstantRecord>> Constants;
+  SmallVector<std::unique_ptr<EnumConstantRecord>> Constants;
 
   EnumRecord(StringRef Name, StringRef USR, PresumedLoc Loc,
              const AvailabilityInfo &Availability, const DocComment &Comment,
@@ -194,7 +175,7 @@
 
 /// This holds information associated with structs.
 struct StructRecord : APIRecord {
-  SmallVector<APIRecordUniquePtr<StructFieldRecord>> Fields;
+  SmallVector<std::unique_ptr<StructFieldRecord>> Fields;
 
   StructRecord(StringRef Name, StringRef USR, PresumedLoc Loc,
                const AvailabilityInfo &Availability, const DocComment &Comment,
@@ -302,17 +283,16 @@
   /// A map to store the set of GlobalRecord%s with the declaration name as the
   /// key.
   using GlobalRecordMap =
-      llvm::MapVector<StringRef, APIRecordUniquePtr<GlobalRecord>>;
+      llvm::MapVector<StringRef, std::unique_ptr<GlobalRecord>>;
 
   /// A map to store the set of EnumRecord%s with the declaration name as the
   /// key.
-  using EnumRecordMap =
-      llvm::MapVector<StringRef, APIRecordUniquePtr<EnumRecord>>;
+  using EnumRecordMap = llvm::MapVector<StringRef, std::unique_ptr<EnumRecord>>;
 
   /// A map to store the set of StructRecord%s with the declaration name as the
   /// key.
   using StructRecordMap =
-      llvm::MapVector<StringRef, APIRecordUniquePtr<StructRecord>>;
+      llvm::MapVector<StringRef, std::unique_ptr<StructRecord>>;
 
   /// Get the target triple for the ExtractAPI invocation.
   const llvm::Triple &getTarget() const { return Target; }
@@ -340,7 +320,9 @@
       : Target(Target), LangOpts(LangOpts) {}
 
 private:
-  /// BumpPtrAllocator to store APIRecord%s and generated/copied strings.
+  /// BumpPtrAllocator to store generated/copied strings.
+  ///
+  /// Note: The main use for this is being able to deduplicate strings.
   llvm::BumpPtrAllocator Allocator;
 
   const llvm::Triple Target;
diff --git a/clang/lib/ExtractAPI/API.cpp b/clang/lib/ExtractAPI/API.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/ExtractAPI/API.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/ExtractAPI/API.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "clang/AST/RawCommentList.h"
 #include "clang/Index/USRGeneration.h"
 #include "llvm/Support/Allocator.h"
+#include <memory>
 
 using namespace clang::extractapi;
 using namespace llvm;
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@
   auto Result = Globals.insert({Name, nullptr});
   if (Result.second) {
     // Create the record if it does not already exist.
-    auto Record = APIRecordUniquePtr<GlobalRecord>(new (Allocator) GlobalRecord{
+    auto Record = std::make_unique<GlobalRecord>(
         Kind, Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Linkage, Comment, Fragments,
-        SubHeading, Signature});
+        SubHeading, Signature);
     Result.first->second = std::move(Record);
   }
   return Result.first->second.get();
@@ -63,9 +64,8 @@
     EnumRecord *Enum, StringRef Name, StringRef USR, PresumedLoc Loc,
     const AvailabilityInfo &Availability, const DocComment &Comment,
     DeclarationFragments Declaration, DeclarationFragments SubHeading) {
-  auto Record =
-      APIRecordUniquePtr<EnumConstantRecord>(new (Allocator) EnumConstantRecord{
-          Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading});
+  auto Record = std::make_unique<EnumConstantRecord>(
+      Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading);
   return Enum->Constants.emplace_back(std::move(Record)).get();
 }
 
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
   auto Result = Enums.insert({Name, nullptr});
   if (Result.second) {
     // Create the record if it does not already exist.
-    auto Record = APIRecordUniquePtr<EnumRecord>(new (Allocator) EnumRecord{
-        Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading});
+    auto Record = std::make_unique<EnumRecord>(
+        Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading);
     Result.first->second = std::move(Record);
   }
   return Result.first->second.get();
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@
                                           const DocComment &Comment,
                                           DeclarationFragments Declaration,
                                           DeclarationFragments SubHeading) {
-  auto Record =
-      APIRecordUniquePtr<StructFieldRecord>(new (Allocator) StructFieldRecord{
-          Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading});
+  auto Record = std::make_unique<StructFieldRecord>(
+      Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading);
   return Struct->Fields.emplace_back(std::move(Record)).get();
 }
 
@@ -104,8 +103,8 @@
   auto Result = Structs.insert({Name, nullptr});
   if (Result.second) {
     // Create the record if it does not already exist.
-    auto Record = APIRecordUniquePtr<StructRecord>(new (Allocator) StructRecord{
-        Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading});
+    auto Record = std::make_unique<StructRecord>(
+        Name, USR, Loc, Availability, Comment, Declaration, SubHeading);
     Result.first->second = std::move(Record);
   }
   return Result.first->second.get();