diff --git a/cpp/include/raft/core/cudart_utils.hpp b/cpp/include/raft/core/cudart_utils.hpp
index ce0d2a7025..7fe6ecaf6b 100644
--- a/cpp/include/raft/core/cudart_utils.hpp
+++ b/cpp/include/raft/core/cudart_utils.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <execinfo.h>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
 #include <mutex>
 
 ///@todo: enable once logging has been enabled in raft
@@ -302,10 +303,10 @@ void print_device_vector(const char* variable_name,
                          size_t componentsCount,
                          OutStream& out)
 {
-  T* host_mem = new T[componentsCount];
-  CUDA_CHECK(cudaMemcpy(host_mem, devMem, componentsCount * sizeof(T), cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost));
-  print_host_vector(variable_name, host_mem, componentsCount, out);
-  delete[] host_mem;
+  auto host_mem = std::make_unique<T[]>(componentsCount);
+  CUDA_CHECK(
+    cudaMemcpy(host_mem.get(), devMem, componentsCount * sizeof(T), cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost));
+  print_host_vector(variable_name, host_mem.get(), componentsCount, out);
 }
 
 /**