diff --git a/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.cc b/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.cc
index c549f18279faf..22e7f69096516 100644
--- a/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.cc
+++ b/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.cc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ EcalMatacqHist::EcalMatacqHist(const edm::ParameterSet& ps):
   hTTrigMin = ps.getUntrackedParameter<double>("hTTrigMin", 0.);
   hTTrigMax = ps.getUntrackedParameter<double>("hTTrigMax", 2000.);
   TDirectory* dsave = gDirectory;
-  outFile = std::auto_ptr<TFile> (new TFile(outFileName.c_str(), "RECREATE"));
+  outFile = std::unique_ptr<TFile> (new TFile(outFileName.c_str(), "RECREATE"));
   if(outFile->IsZombie()){
     std::cout << "EcalMatacqHist: Failed to create file " << outFileName
 	 << " No histogram will be created.\n";
diff --git a/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.h b/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.h
index f0a42c2e85fe8..daa03cbe0a647 100644
--- a/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.h
+++ b/EventFilter/EcalTBRawToDigi/test/stubs/EcalMatacqHist.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class EcalMatacqHist: public edm::EDAnalyzer{
   int iEvent;
   double hTTrigMin;
   double hTTrigMax;
-  std::auto_ptr<TFile> outFile;
+  std::unique_ptr<TFile> outFile;
   std::vector<TProfile> profiles;
   //profile->MATACQ CH ID map
   std::vector<int> profChId;