diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qcompleter/tst_qcompleter.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qcompleter/tst_qcompleter.cpp
index 86a0bdf901..2a14d752e1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qcompleter/tst_qcompleter.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qcompleter/tst_qcompleter.cpp
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ void tst_QCompleter::task178797_activatedOnReturn()
     words << "foobar1" << "foobar2";
     QLineEdit ledit;
     setFrameless(&ledit);
-    QCompleter *completer = new QCompleter(words);
+    QCompleter *completer = new QCompleter(words, &ledit);
     ledit.setCompleter(completer);
     QSignalSpy spy(completer, SIGNAL(activated(QString)));
     QCOMPARE(spy.count(), 0);
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ public:
 
     task250064_TextEdit()
     {
-        completer = new QCompleter;
+        completer = new QCompleter(this);
         completer->setWidget(this);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundogroup/tst_qundogroup.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundogroup/tst_qundogroup.cpp
index 464a42b4e8..2b82cbfd03 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundogroup/tst_qundogroup.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundogroup/tst_qundogroup.cpp
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ static QString glue(const QString &s1, const QString &s2)
 void tst_QUndoGroup::checkSignals()
 {
     QUndoGroup group;
-    QAction *undo_action = group.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redo_action = group.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undo_action(group.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redo_action(group.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&group, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&group, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&group, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -595,9 +595,6 @@ void tst_QUndoGroup::checkSignals()
                 true,       // indexChanged
                 true,       // undoChanged
                 true)       // redoChanged
-
-    delete undo_action;
-    delete redo_action;
 }
 
 void tst_QUndoGroup::addStackAndDie()
@@ -634,8 +631,8 @@ void tst_QUndoGroup::commandTextFormat()
     qApp->installTranslator(&translator);
 
     QUndoGroup group;
-    QAction *undo_action = group.createUndoAction(0);
-    QAction *redo_action = group.createRedoAction(0);
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undo_action(group.createUndoAction(0));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redo_action(group.createRedoAction(0));
 
     QCOMPARE(undo_action->text(), QString("Undo-default-text"));
     QCOMPARE(redo_action->text(), QString("Redo-default-text"));
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundostack/tst_qundostack.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundostack/tst_qundostack.cpp
index 07c5be417a..22867aba7c 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundostack/tst_qundostack.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/util/qundostack/tst_qundostack.cpp
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ static QString glue(const QString &s1, const QString &s2)
 static void checkState(QSignalSpy &redoTextChangedSpy,
                        QSignalSpy &canRedoChangedSpy,
                        QSignalSpy &undoTextChangedSpy,
-                       QAction *const redoAction,
-                       QAction *const undoAction,
+                       const QScopedPointer<QAction> &redoAction,
+                       const QScopedPointer<QAction> &undoAction,
                        QSignalSpy &canUndoChangedSpy,
                        QSignalSpy &cleanChangedSpy,
                        QSignalSpy &indexChangedSpy,
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ static void checkState(QSignalSpy &redoTextChangedSpy,
 void tst_QUndoStack::undoRedo()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::undoRedo()
 void tst_QUndoStack::setIndex()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -957,8 +957,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::setIndex()
 void tst_QUndoStack::setClean()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -1210,8 +1210,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::setClean()
 void tst_QUndoStack::clear()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(this, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(this, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::clear()
 void tst_QUndoStack::childCommand()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -1513,16 +1513,13 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::childCommand()
                 true,       // indexChanged
                 true,       // undoChanged
                 true);      // redoChanged
-
-    delete undoAction;
-    delete redoAction;
 }
 
 void tst_QUndoStack::macroBeginEnd()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -1983,16 +1980,13 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::macroBeginEnd()
                 true,       // indexChanged
                 true,       // undoChanged
                 true);      // redoChanged
-
-    delete undoAction;
-    delete redoAction;
 }
 
 void tst_QUndoStack::compression()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -2428,16 +2422,13 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::compression()
                 true,       // indexChanged
                 true,       // undoChanged
                 true);      // redoChanged
-
-    delete undoAction;
-    delete redoAction;
 }
 
 void tst_QUndoStack::undoLimit()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undoAction = stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo"));
-    QAction *redoAction = stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar"));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undoAction(stack.createUndoAction(0, QString("foo")));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redoAction(stack.createRedoAction(0, QString("bar")));
     QSignalSpy indexChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(indexChanged(int)));
     QSignalSpy cleanChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(cleanChanged(bool)));
     QSignalSpy canUndoChangedSpy(&stack, SIGNAL(canUndoChanged(bool)));
@@ -2977,8 +2968,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::commandTextFormat()
     qApp->installTranslator(&translator);
 
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undo_action = stack.createUndoAction(0);
-    QAction *redo_action = stack.createRedoAction(0);
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undo_action(stack.createUndoAction(0));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redo_action(stack.createRedoAction(0));
 
     QCOMPARE(undo_action->text(), QString("Undo-default-text"));
     QCOMPARE(redo_action->text(), QString("Redo-default-text"));
@@ -3005,8 +2996,8 @@ void tst_QUndoStack::commandTextFormat()
 void tst_QUndoStack::separateUndoText()
 {
     QUndoStack stack;
-    QAction *undo_action = stack.createUndoAction(0);
-    QAction *redo_action = stack.createRedoAction(0);
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> undo_action(stack.createUndoAction(0));
+    const QScopedPointer<QAction> redo_action(stack.createRedoAction(0));
 
     QUndoCommand *command1 = new IdleCommand();
     QUndoCommand *command2 = new IdleCommand();