diff --git a/src/gfx_layout.cpp b/src/gfx_layout.cpp
index 41dff33680..f34d9cb40f 100644
--- a/src/gfx_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/gfx_layout.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 /** @file gfx_layout.cpp Handling of laying out text. */
 
 #include "stdafx.h"
-#include "core/alloc_func.hpp"
 #include "core/math_func.hpp"
 #include "gfx_layout.h"
 #include "string_func.h"
@@ -64,15 +63,15 @@ Font::Font(FontSize size, TextColour colour) :
 template <typename T>
 static inline void GetLayouter(Layouter::LineCacheItem &line, std::string_view str, FontState &state)
 {
-	free(line.buffer);
+	typename T::CharType *buff_begin = new typename T::CharType[str.size() + 1];
+	/* Move ownership of buff_begin into the Buffer/unique_ptr. */
+	line.buffer = Layouter::LineCacheItem::Buffer(buff_begin, [](void *p) { delete[] reinterpret_cast<T::CharType *>(p); });
 
-	typename T::CharType *buff_begin = MallocT<typename T::CharType>(str.size() + 1);
 	const typename T::CharType *buffer_last = buff_begin + str.size() + 1;
 	typename T::CharType *buff = buff_begin;
 	FontMap &font_mapping = line.runs;
 	Font *f = Layouter::GetFont(state.fontsize, state.cur_colour);
 
-	line.buffer = buff_begin;
 	font_mapping.clear();
 
 	auto cur = str.begin();
diff --git a/src/gfx_layout.h b/src/gfx_layout.h
index 10f584e6d5..e6f91e4d7f 100644
--- a/src/gfx_layout.h
+++ b/src/gfx_layout.h
@@ -166,15 +166,14 @@ class Layouter : public std::vector<std::unique_ptr<const ParagraphLayouter::Lin
 public:
 	/** Item in the linecache */
 	struct LineCacheItem {
+		/* Due to the type of data in the buffer differing depending on the Layouter, we need to pass our own deleter routine. */
+		using Buffer = std::unique_ptr<void, void(*)(void *)>;
 		/* Stuff that cannot be freed until the ParagraphLayout is freed */
-		void *buffer;              ///< Accessed by our ParagraphLayout::nextLine.
+		Buffer buffer{nullptr, [](void *){}}; ///< Accessed by our ParagraphLayout::nextLine.
 		FontMap runs;              ///< Accessed by our ParagraphLayout::nextLine.
 
 		FontState state_after;     ///< Font state after the line.
 		std::unique_ptr<ParagraphLayouter> layout = nullptr; ///< Layout of the line.
-
-		LineCacheItem() : buffer(nullptr) {}
-		~LineCacheItem() { free(buffer); }
 	};
 private:
 	typedef std::map<LineCacheKey, LineCacheItem, LineCacheCompare> LineCache;