Index: include/polly/ScopInfo.h
===================================================================
--- include/polly/ScopInfo.h
+++ include/polly/ScopInfo.h
@@ -2476,18 +2476,16 @@
   /// @brief Try to build the Polly IR of static control part on the current
   ///        SESE-Region.
   ///
-  /// @return If the current region is a valid for a static control part,
-  ///         return the Polly IR representing this static control part,
-  ///         return null otherwise.
-  Scop *getScop() { return scop.get(); }
-  const Scop *getScop() const { return scop.get(); }
+  /// @return Give up the ownership of the scop object or static control part
+  ///         for the region
+  std::unique_ptr<Scop> getScop() { return std::move(scop); }
 };
 
 /// @brief The legacy pass manager's analysis pass to compute scop information
 ///        for a region.
 class ScopInfoRegionPass : public RegionPass {
-  /// @brief The ScopBuilder pointer which is used to construct a Scop.
-  std::unique_ptr<ScopBuilder> SI;
+  /// @brief The Scop pointer which is used to construct a Scop.
+  std::unique_ptr<Scop> scop;
 
 public:
   static char ID; // Pass identification, replacement for typeid
@@ -2495,27 +2493,19 @@
   ScopInfoRegionPass() : RegionPass(ID) {}
   ~ScopInfoRegionPass() {}
 
-  /// @brief Build ScopBuilder object, which constructs Polly IR of static
-  ///        control part for the current SESE-Region.
+  /// @brief Build Scop object, the Polly IR of static control
+  ///        part for the current SESE-Region.
   ///
-  /// @return Return Scop for the current Region.
-  Scop *getScop() {
-    if (SI)
-      return SI.get()->getScop();
-    else
-      return nullptr;
-  }
-  const Scop *getScop() const {
-    if (SI)
-      return SI.get()->getScop();
-    else
-      return nullptr;
-  }
+  /// @return If the current region is a valid for a static control part,
+  ///         return the Polly IR representing this static control part,
+  ///         return null otherwise.
+  Scop *getScop() { return scop.get(); }
+  const Scop *getScop() const { return scop.get(); }
 
   /// @brief Calculate the polyhedral scop information for a given Region.
   bool runOnRegion(Region *R, RGPassManager &RGM) override;
 
-  void releaseMemory() override { SI.reset(); }
+  void releaseMemory() override { scop.reset(); }
 
   void print(raw_ostream &O, const Module *M = nullptr) const override;
 
Index: lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
+++ lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
@@ -4899,19 +4899,20 @@
   auto &DT = getAnalysis<DominatorTreeWrapperPass>().getDomTree();
   auto &AC = getAnalysis<AssumptionCacheTracker>().getAssumptionCache(*F);
 
-  SI.reset(new ScopBuilder(R, AC, AA, DL, DT, LI, SD, SE));
+  ScopBuilder *SB;
+  SB = new ScopBuilder(R, AC, AA, DL, DT, LI, SD, SE);
+  if (SB) {
+    scop = SB->getScop(); // take ownership of scop object
+    SB = nullptr;
+  }
   return false;
 }
 
 void ScopInfoRegionPass::print(raw_ostream &OS, const Module *) const {
-  Scop *scop;
-  if (SI) {
-    if ((scop = SI->getScop())) {
-      scop->print(OS);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-  OS << "Invalid Scop!\n";
+  if (scop)
+    scop->print(OS);
+  else
+    OS << "Invalid Scop!\n";
 }
 
 char ScopInfoRegionPass::ID = 0;