diff --git a/.clang-tidy b/.clang-tidy
index 963979fa159c3..7970815bfe1f6 100644
--- a/.clang-tidy
+++ b/.clang-tidy
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ readability-*,\
 -misc-redundant-expression,\
 -modernize-avoid-c-arrays,\
 -modernize-deprecated-headers,\
--modernize-make-unique,\
 -modernize-pass-by-value,\
 -modernize-raw-string-literal,\
 -modernize-return-braced-init-list,\
diff --git a/src/game.cpp b/src/game.cpp
index 0b57ae7ecaf60..f6b83f9cfcbb1 100644
--- a/src/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <iterator>
 #include <locale>
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <queue>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ game::game() :
 {
     player_was_sleeping = false;
     reset_light_level();
-    world_generator.reset( new worldfactory() );
+    world_generator = std::make_unique<worldfactory>();
     // do nothing, everything that was in here is moved to init_data() which is called immediately after g = new game; in main.cpp
     // The reason for this move is so that g is not uninitialized when it gets to installing the parts into vehicles.
 }
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ void game::load_map( const tripoint &pos_sm )
 bool game::start_game()
 {
     if( !gamemode ) {
-        gamemode.reset( new special_game() );
+        gamemode = std::make_unique<special_game>();
     }
 
     seed = rng_bits();
@@ -1206,7 +1207,7 @@ bool game::cleanup_at_end()
             popup( message.str(), PF_NONE );
         }
         if( gamemode ) {
-            gamemode.reset( new special_game() ); // null gamemode or something..
+            gamemode = std::make_unique<special_game>(); // null gamemode or something..
         }
     }
 
@@ -2646,7 +2647,7 @@ void game::load( const save_t &name )
     u.recalc_sight_limits();
 
     if( !gamemode ) {
-        gamemode.reset( new special_game() );
+        gamemode = std::make_unique<special_game>();
     }
 
     safe_mode = get_option<bool>( "SAFEMODE" ) ? SAFE_MODE_ON : SAFE_MODE_OFF;
@@ -10160,7 +10161,7 @@ void game::vertical_move( int movez, bool force )
 
     std::unique_ptr<map> tmp_map_ptr;
     if( !m.has_zlevels() ) {
-        tmp_map_ptr.reset( new map() );
+        tmp_map_ptr = std::make_unique<map>();
     }
 
     map &maybetmp = m.has_zlevels() ? m : *( tmp_map_ptr.get() );
diff --git a/src/gamemode.cpp b/src/gamemode.cpp
index 0e34af481e012..bca76308b095a 100644
--- a/src/gamemode.cpp
+++ b/src/gamemode.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "gamemode.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "translations.h"
 
@@ -23,17 +25,17 @@ std::unique_ptr<special_game> get_special_game( special_game_id id )
     std::unique_ptr<special_game> ret;
     switch( id ) {
         case SGAME_NULL:
-            ret.reset( new special_game );
+            ret = std::make_unique<special_game>();
             break;
         case SGAME_TUTORIAL:
-            ret.reset( new tutorial_game );
+            ret = std::make_unique<tutorial_game>();
             break;
         case SGAME_DEFENSE:
-            ret.reset( new defense_game );
+            ret = std::make_unique<defense_game>();
             break;
         default:
             debugmsg( "Missing something in gamemode.cpp:get_special_game()?" );
-            ret.reset( new special_game );
+            ret = std::make_unique<special_game>();
             break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/item_factory.cpp b/src/item_factory.cpp
index 0df1bd6db99e3..f1267410c205c 100644
--- a/src/item_factory.cpp
+++ b/src/item_factory.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <array>
 #include <iterator>
@@ -574,7 +575,7 @@ void Item_factory::add_item_type( const itype &def )
     }
 
     auto &new_item_ptr = m_runtimes[ def.id ];
-    new_item_ptr.reset( new itype( def ) );
+    new_item_ptr = std::make_unique<itype>( def );
     if( frozen ) {
         finalize_pre( *new_item_ptr );
         finalize_post( *new_item_ptr );
@@ -812,7 +813,8 @@ void Item_factory::init()
     add_actor( new sew_advanced_actor() );
     // An empty dummy group, it will not spawn anything. However, it makes that item group
     // id valid, so it can be used all over the place without need to explicitly check for it.
-    m_template_groups["EMPTY_GROUP"].reset( new Item_group( Item_group::G_COLLECTION, 100, 0, 0 ) );
+    m_template_groups["EMPTY_GROUP"] = std::make_unique<Item_group>( Item_group::G_COLLECTION, 100, 0,
+                                       0 );
 }
 
 bool Item_factory::check_ammo_type( std::ostream &msg, const ammotype &ammo ) const
@@ -2458,12 +2460,12 @@ void Item_factory::add_entry( Item_group &ig, JsonObject &obj )
     int probability = obj.get_int( "prob", 100 );
     JsonArray jarr;
     if( obj.has_member( "collection" ) ) {
-        gptr.reset( new Item_group( Item_group::G_COLLECTION, probability, ig.with_ammo,
-                                    ig.with_magazine ) );
+        gptr = std::make_unique<Item_group>( Item_group::G_COLLECTION, probability, ig.with_ammo,
+                                             ig.with_magazine );
         jarr = obj.get_array( "collection" );
     } else if( obj.has_member( "distribution" ) ) {
-        gptr.reset( new Item_group( Item_group::G_DISTRIBUTION, probability, ig.with_ammo,
-                                    ig.with_magazine ) );
+        gptr = std::make_unique<Item_group>( Item_group::G_DISTRIBUTION, probability, ig.with_ammo,
+                                             ig.with_magazine );
         jarr = obj.get_array( "distribution" );
     }
     if( gptr ) {
@@ -2477,11 +2479,11 @@ void Item_factory::add_entry( Item_group &ig, JsonObject &obj )
 
     std::unique_ptr<Single_item_creator> sptr;
     if( obj.has_member( "item" ) ) {
-        sptr.reset( new Single_item_creator( obj.get_string( "item" ), Single_item_creator::S_ITEM,
-                                             probability ) );
+        sptr = std::make_unique<Single_item_creator>(
+                   obj.get_string( "item" ), Single_item_creator::S_ITEM, probability );
     } else if( obj.has_member( "group" ) ) {
-        sptr.reset( new Single_item_creator( obj.get_string( "group" ), Single_item_creator::S_ITEM_GROUP,
-                                             probability ) );
+        sptr = std::make_unique<Single_item_creator>(
+                   obj.get_string( "group" ), Single_item_creator::S_ITEM_GROUP, probability );
     }
     if( !sptr ) {
         return;
diff --git a/src/loading_ui.cpp b/src/loading_ui.cpp
index b8e5d79a39aed..c3d9336515ccd 100644
--- a/src/loading_ui.cpp
+++ b/src/loading_ui.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "loading_ui.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 #include "color.h"
 #include "output.h"
 #include "ui.h"
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ extern bool test_mode;
 loading_ui::loading_ui( bool display )
 {
     if( display && !test_mode ) {
-        menu.reset( new uilist );
+        menu = std::make_unique<uilist>();
         menu->settext( _( "Loading" ) );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index db6da7900822f..23afd7a9304fe 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ int main( int argc, char *argv[] )
 
     rng_set_engine_seed( seed );
 
-    g.reset( new game );
+    g = std::make_unique<game>();
     // First load and initialize everything that does not
     // depend on the mods.
     try {
diff --git a/src/mapgen.cpp b/src/mapgen.cpp
index ff78283128f6a..4f135c1162033 100644
--- a/src/mapgen.cpp
+++ b/src/mapgen.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <list>
+#include <memory>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <array>
 #include <functional>
@@ -7175,7 +7176,7 @@ computer *map::add_computer( const tripoint &p, const std::string &name, int sec
 {
     ter_set( p, t_console ); // TODO: Turn this off?
     submap *place_on_submap = get_submap_at( p );
-    place_on_submap->comp.reset( new computer( name, security ) );
+    place_on_submap->comp = std::make_unique<computer>( name, security );
     return place_on_submap->comp.get();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mutation_data.cpp b/src/mutation_data.cpp
index 818236afbd48f..a88f8e17b44bb 100644
--- a/src/mutation_data.cpp
+++ b/src/mutation_data.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "mutation.h" // IWYU pragma: associated
 
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
@@ -715,10 +716,10 @@ void mutation_branch::add_entry( Trait_group &tg, JsonObject &obj )
     JsonArray jarr;
 
     if( obj.has_member( "collection" ) ) {
-        ptr.reset( new Trait_group_collection( probability ) );
+        ptr = std::make_unique<Trait_group_collection>( probability );
         jarr = obj.get_array( "collection" );
     } else if( obj.has_member( "distribution" ) ) {
-        ptr.reset( new Trait_group_distribution( probability ) );
+        ptr = std::make_unique<Trait_group_distribution>( probability );
         jarr = obj.get_array( "distribution" );
     }
 
@@ -734,10 +735,11 @@ void mutation_branch::add_entry( Trait_group &tg, JsonObject &obj )
 
     if( obj.has_member( "trait" ) ) {
         trait_id id( obj.get_string( "trait" ) );
-        ptr.reset( new Single_trait_creator( id, probability ) );
+        ptr = std::make_unique<Single_trait_creator>( id, probability );
     } else if( obj.has_member( "group" ) ) {
-        ptr.reset( new Trait_group_creator( trait_group::Trait_group_tag( obj.get_string( "group" ) ),
-                                            probability ) );
+        ptr = std::make_unique<Trait_group_creator>( trait_group::Trait_group_tag(
+                    obj.get_string( "group" ) ),
+                probability );
     }
 
     if( !ptr ) {
diff --git a/src/npcmove.cpp b/src/npcmove.cpp
index 9d3a8c7d52a7b..681bafb7c4312 100644
--- a/src/npcmove.cpp
+++ b/src/npcmove.cpp
@@ -2162,7 +2162,7 @@ void npc::move_to( const tripoint &pt, bool no_bashing, std::set<tripoint> *nomo
                 realnomove = nomove;
             } else {
                 // create the no-move list
-                newnomove.reset( new std::set<tripoint>() );
+                newnomove = std::make_unique<std::set<tripoint>>();
                 realnomove = newnomove.get();
             }
             // other npcs should not try to move into this npc anymore,
diff --git a/src/pixel_minimap.cpp b/src/pixel_minimap.cpp
index 06044df9a563e..da12dbe2842e5 100644
--- a/src/pixel_minimap.cpp
+++ b/src/pixel_minimap.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <memory>
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ void pixel_minimap::set_screen_rect( const SDL_Rect &screen_rect )
     cache.clear();
 
     main_tex = create_cache_texture( renderer, clip_rect.w, clip_rect.h );
-    tex_pool.reset( new shared_texture_pool() );
+    tex_pool = std::make_unique<shared_texture_pool>();
 
     for( auto &elem : tex_pool->texture_pool ) {
         elem = create_cache_texture( renderer, tile_size.x * SEEX, tile_size.y * SEEY );
diff --git a/src/projectile.cpp b/src/projectile.cpp
index 949787b148100..114af6e23aeb1 100644
--- a/src/projectile.cpp
+++ b/src/projectile.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "projectile.h"
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "explosion.h"
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ void projectile::set_drop( const item &it )
     if( it.is_null() ) {
         unset_drop();
     } else {
-        drop.reset( new item( it ) );
+        drop = std::make_unique<item>( it );
     }
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ void projectile::set_drop( item &&it )
     if( it.is_null() ) {
         unset_drop();
     } else {
-        drop.reset( new item( std::move( it ) ) );
+        drop = std::make_unique<item>( std::move( it ) );
     }
 }
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ const explosion_data &projectile::get_custom_explosion() const
 
 void projectile::set_custom_explosion( const explosion_data &ex )
 {
-    custom_explosion.reset( new explosion_data( ex ) );
+    custom_explosion = std::make_unique<explosion_data>( ex );
 }
 
 void projectile::unset_custom_explosion()
diff --git a/src/sdltiles.cpp b/src/sdltiles.cpp
index 360d85e78a9a3..9fdeb3b392fd7 100644
--- a/src/sdltiles.cpp
+++ b/src/sdltiles.cpp
@@ -3440,7 +3440,7 @@ void catacurses::init_interface()
     WinCreate();
 
     dbg( D_INFO ) << "Initializing SDL Tiles context";
-    tilecontext.reset( new cata_tiles( renderer ) );
+    tilecontext = std::make_unique<cata_tiles>( renderer );
     try {
         tilecontext->load_tileset( get_option<std::string>( "TILES" ), true );
     } catch( const std::exception &err ) {
diff --git a/src/string_input_popup.cpp b/src/string_input_popup.cpp
index f047ceb3eb5d2..fffe03c47b0da 100644
--- a/src/string_input_popup.cpp
+++ b/src/string_input_popup.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 string_input_popup::string_input_popup() = default;
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ void string_input_popup::create_window()
 
 void string_input_popup::create_context()
 {
-    ctxt_ptr.reset( new input_context( "STRING_INPUT" ) );
+    ctxt_ptr = std::make_unique<input_context>( "STRING_INPUT" );
     ctxt = ctxt_ptr.get();
     ctxt->register_action( "ANY_INPUT" );
 }
diff --git a/src/veh_type.cpp b/src/veh_type.cpp
index 0b4ca5d8be654..aeb48f0690005 100644
--- a/src/veh_type.cpp
+++ b/src/veh_type.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <cstddef>
+#include <memory>
 #include <numeric>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -1060,7 +1061,7 @@ void vehicle_prototype::finalize()
         // Calls the default constructor to create an empty vehicle. Calling the constructor with
         // the type as parameter would make it look up the type in the map and copy the
         // (non-existing) blueprint.
-        proto.blueprint.reset( new vehicle() );
+        proto.blueprint = std::make_unique<vehicle>();
         vehicle &blueprint = *proto.blueprint;
         blueprint.type = id;
         blueprint.name = _( proto.name );
diff --git a/src/worldfactory.cpp b/src/worldfactory.cpp
index bdf1cde9db84e..d253e0020773b 100644
--- a/src/worldfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/worldfactory.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <memory>
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ void worldfactory::init()
         worldname = native_to_utf8( world_dir.substr( name_index + 1 ) );
 
         // create and store the world
-        all_worlds[worldname].reset( new WORLD() );
+        all_worlds[worldname] = std::make_unique<WORLD>();
         // give the world a name
         all_worlds[worldname]->world_name = worldname;
         // add sav files
diff --git a/tests/test_main.cpp b/tests/test_main.cpp
index ade48ede0e0e0..6d5e243d68314 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_main.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static void init_global_game_state( const std::vector<mod_id> &mods,
     }
     init_colors();
 
-    g.reset( new game );
+    g = std::make_unique<game>( );
     g->new_game = true;
     g->load_static_data();