diff --git a/Utilities/rXml.cpp b/Utilities/rXml.cpp
index aab1a84aa0a0..650cdf50fab3 100644
--- a/Utilities/rXml.cpp
+++ b/Utilities/rXml.cpp
@@ -1,52 +1,24 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "Utilities/rXml.h"
 
-rXmlNode::rXmlNode()
+rXmlNode::rXmlNode() : handle()
 {
-	ownPtr = true;
-	handle = new pugi::xml_node;
 }
 
-rXmlNode::rXmlNode(pugi::xml_node *ptr)
+rXmlNode::rXmlNode(const pugi::xml_node &node)
 {
-	ownPtr = false;
-	handle = ptr;
-}
-
-rXmlNode::~rXmlNode()
-{
-	if (ownPtr)
-	{
-		delete handle;
-	}
-}
-
-rXmlNode::rXmlNode(const rXmlNode& other)
-{
-	ownPtr = true;
-	handle = new pugi::xml_node(*other.handle);
-}
-
-rXmlNode &rXmlNode::operator=(const rXmlNode& other)
-{
-	if (ownPtr)
-	{
-		delete handle;
-	}
-	handle = new pugi::xml_node(*other.handle);
-	ownPtr = true;
-	return *this;
+	handle = node;
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> rXmlNode::GetChildren()
 {
 	// it.begin() returns node_iterator*, *it.begin() return node*.
-	pugi::xml_object_range<pugi::xml_node_iterator> it = handle->children();
+	pugi::xml_object_range<pugi::xml_node_iterator> it = handle.children();
 	pugi::xml_node begin = *it.begin();
 
 	if (begin)
 	{
-		return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(&begin);
+		return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(begin);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -56,10 +28,10 @@ std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> rXmlNode::GetChildren()
 
 std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> rXmlNode::GetNext()
 {
-	pugi::xml_node result = handle->next_sibling();
+	pugi::xml_node result = handle.next_sibling();
 	if (result)
 	{
-		return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(&result);
+		return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(result);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -69,48 +41,32 @@ std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> rXmlNode::GetNext()
 
 std::string rXmlNode::GetName()
 {
-	return handle->name();
+	return handle.name();
 }
 
 std::string rXmlNode::GetAttribute(const std::string &name)
 {
 	auto pred = [&name](pugi::xml_attribute attr) { return (name == attr.name()); };
-	return handle->find_attribute(pred).value();
+	return handle.find_attribute(pred).value();
 }
 
 std::string rXmlNode::GetNodeContent()
 {
-	return handle->text().get(); 
-}
-
-void *rXmlNode::AsVoidPtr()
-{
-	return static_cast<void*>(handle);
+	return handle.text().get(); 
 }
 
-rXmlDocument::rXmlDocument()
+rXmlDocument::rXmlDocument() : handle()
 {
-	handle = new pugi::xml_document;
-}
-
-rXmlDocument::~rXmlDocument()
-{
-	delete handle;
 }
 
 void rXmlDocument::Load(const std::string & path)
 {
 	// TODO: Unsure of use of c_str.
-	handle->load_string(path.c_str());
+	handle.load_file(path.c_str());
 }
 
 std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> rXmlDocument::GetRoot()
 {
-	pugi::xml_node root = handle->root();
-	return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(&root);
+	return std::make_shared<rXmlNode>(handle.root());
 }
 
-void *rXmlDocument::AsVoidPtr()
-{
-	return static_cast<void*>(handle);
-}
diff --git a/Utilities/rXml.h b/Utilities/rXml.h
index 3c369a09cd1e..c2abcfef0e2f 100644
--- a/Utilities/rXml.h
+++ b/Utilities/rXml.h
@@ -9,19 +9,14 @@
 struct rXmlNode
 {
 	rXmlNode();
-	rXmlNode(pugi::xml_node *);
-	rXmlNode(const rXmlNode& other);
-	rXmlNode &operator=(const rXmlNode& other);
-	~rXmlNode();
+	rXmlNode(const pugi::xml_node &);
 	std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> GetChildren();
 	std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> GetNext();
 	std::string GetName();
 	std::string GetAttribute( const std::string &name);
 	std::string GetNodeContent();
-	void *AsVoidPtr();
 
-	pugi::xml_node *handle;
-	bool ownPtr;
+	pugi::xml_node handle;
 };
 
 struct rXmlDocument
@@ -29,10 +24,8 @@ struct rXmlDocument
 	rXmlDocument();
 	rXmlDocument(const rXmlDocument& other) = delete;
 	rXmlDocument &operator=(const rXmlDocument& other) = delete;
-	~rXmlDocument();
 	void Load(const std::string & path);
 	std::shared_ptr<rXmlNode> GetRoot();
-	void *AsVoidPtr();
 
-	pugi::xml_document *handle;
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+	pugi::xml_document handle;
+};