diff --git a/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.cpp b/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.cpp
index 312926978..56a2e7b85 100644
--- a/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.cpp
+++ b/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.cpp
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@
 #include "llinventorytype.h"
 #include "llinventorydefines.h"
 
-static LLTranslationBridge* sTrans = NULL;
+static LLTranslationBridge::ptr_t sTrans = NULL;
 
 // static
-void LLWearableType::initClass(LLTranslationBridge* trans)
+void LLWearableType::initClass(LLTranslationBridge::ptr_t &trans)
 {
 	sTrans = trans;
 }
 
 void LLWearableType::cleanupClass()
 {
-	delete sTrans;
+	sTrans.reset();
 }
 
 struct WearableEntry : public LLDictionaryEntry
diff --git a/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.h b/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.h
index 41e5a1ba6..a7887fa9a 100644
--- a/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.h
+++ b/indra/llappearance/llwearabletype.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
 		WT_NONE		  = -1,
 	};
 
-	static void			initClass(LLTranslationBridge* trans); // initializes static members
+	static void			initClass(LLTranslationBridge::ptr_t &trans); // initializes static members
 	static void			cleanupClass(); // initializes static members
 
 	static const std::string& 			getTypeName(EType type);
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index a10b6a6e3..13c769e7e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ bool LLAppViewer::init()
 	
 	// initialize LLWearableType translation bridge.
 	// Memory will be cleaned up in ::cleanupClass()
-	LLWearableType::initClass(new LLUITranslationBridge());
+	LLTranslationBridge::ptr_t trans = std::make_shared<LLUITranslationBridge>();
+	LLWearableType::initClass(trans);
 
 	// <edit>
 	// We can call this early.