diff --git a/src/files/WorldFiles.cpp b/src/files/WorldFiles.cpp
index c62e1d12..0ed46ff8 100644
--- a/src/files/WorldFiles.cpp
+++ b/src/files/WorldFiles.cpp
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ WorldFiles::WorldFiles(fs::path directory, const DebugSettings& settings)
 
 WorldFiles::~WorldFiles(){
 	delete[] compressionBuffer;
-	for (auto it : regions){
-	    delete it.second;
-	}
 	regions.clear();
 }
 
@@ -88,14 +85,14 @@ WorldRegion* WorldFiles::getRegion(regionsmap& regions, int x, int z) {
 	auto found = regions.find(glm::ivec2(x, z));
 	if (found == regions.end())
 		return nullptr;
-	return found->second;
+	return found->second.get();
 }
 
 WorldRegion* WorldFiles::getOrCreateRegion(regionsmap& regions, int x, int z) {
 	WorldRegion* region = getRegion(regions, x, z);
 	if (region == nullptr) {
 		region = new WorldRegion();
-		regions[glm::ivec2(x, z)] = region;
+		regions[glm::ivec2(x, z)].reset(region);
 	}
 	return region;
 }
@@ -354,8 +351,8 @@ void WorldFiles::writeRegion(int x, int z, WorldRegion* entry, fs::path folder,
 }
 
 void WorldFiles::writeRegions(regionsmap& regions, const fs::path& folder, int layer) {
-	for (auto it : regions){
-		WorldRegion* region = it.second;
+	for (auto& it : regions){
+		WorldRegion* region = it.second.get();
 		if (region->getChunks() == nullptr || !region->isUnsaved())
 			continue;
 		glm::ivec2 key = it.first;
diff --git a/src/files/WorldFiles.h b/src/files/WorldFiles.h
index 7b7ce48b..879f2d3b 100644
--- a/src/files/WorldFiles.h
+++ b/src/files/WorldFiles.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 	uint32_t* getSizes() const;
 };
 
-typedef std::unordered_map<glm::ivec2, WorldRegion*> regionsmap;
+typedef std::unordered_map<glm::ivec2, std::unique_ptr<WorldRegion>> regionsmap;
 class WorldFiles {
     std::unordered_map<glm::ivec3, std::unique_ptr<files::rafile>> openRegFiles;