diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
index 0c63ecc731..fe6f95d43e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AccountManager.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 const bool VERBOSE_HTTP_REQUEST_DEBUGGING = false;
 
 AccountManager& AccountManager::getInstance(bool forceReset) {
-    static std::auto_ptr<AccountManager> sharedInstance(new AccountManager());
+    static std::unique_ptr<AccountManager> sharedInstance(new AccountManager());
     
     if (forceReset) {
         sharedInstance.reset(new AccountManager());
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index bce1572587..85f59335d8 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ const char SOLO_NODE_TYPES[2] = {
 
 const QUrl DEFAULT_NODE_AUTH_URL = QUrl("https://data.highfidelity.io");
 
-std::auto_ptr<LimitedNodeList> LimitedNodeList::_sharedInstance;
+std::unique_ptr<LimitedNodeList> LimitedNodeList::_sharedInstance;
 
 LimitedNodeList* LimitedNodeList::createInstance(unsigned short socketListenPort, unsigned short dtlsPort) {
     NodeType::init();
     
     if (_sharedInstance.get()) {
         qDebug() << "LimitedNodeList called with existing instance." <<
-            "Releasing auto_ptr, deleting existing instance and creating a new one.";
+            "Releasing unique_ptr, deleting existing instance and creating a new one.";
         
         delete _sharedInstance.release();
     }
     
-    _sharedInstance = std::auto_ptr<LimitedNodeList>(new LimitedNodeList(socketListenPort, dtlsPort));
+    _sharedInstance = std::move(std::unique_ptr<LimitedNodeList>(new LimitedNodeList(socketListenPort, dtlsPort)));
     
     // register the SharedNodePointer meta-type for signals/slots
     qRegisterMetaType<SharedNodePointer>();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index d713f69d29..417679dc30 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ signals:
     void localSockAddrChanged(const HifiSockAddr& localSockAddr);
     void publicSockAddrChanged(const HifiSockAddr& publicSockAddr);
 protected:
-    static std::auto_ptr<LimitedNodeList> _sharedInstance;
+    static std::unique_ptr<LimitedNodeList> _sharedInstance;
 
     LimitedNodeList(unsigned short socketListenPort, unsigned short dtlsListenPort);
     LimitedNodeList(LimitedNodeList const&); // Don't implement, needed to avoid copies of singleton
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index bf992e7b88..73a63077e9 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ NodeList* NodeList::createInstance(char ownerType, unsigned short socketListenPo
     
     if (_sharedInstance.get()) {
         qDebug() << "NodeList called with existing instance." <<
-        "Releasing auto_ptr, deleting existing instance and creating a new one.";
+        "Releasing unique_ptr, deleting existing instance and creating a new one.";
         
         delete _sharedInstance.release();
     }
     
-    _sharedInstance = std::auto_ptr<LimitedNodeList>(new NodeList(ownerType, socketListenPort, dtlsPort));
+    _sharedInstance = std::move(std::unique_ptr<LimitedNodeList>(new NodeList(ownerType, socketListenPort, dtlsPort)));
     
     // register the SharedNodePointer meta-type for signals/slots
     qRegisterMetaType<SharedNodePointer>();