diff --git a/include/cairo/font.hpp b/include/cairo/font.hpp
index 67fe8f29..488a0875 100644
--- a/include/cairo/font.hpp
+++ b/include/cairo/font.hpp
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ namespace cairo {
       throw application_error("Could not load FreeType");
     }
 
-    static auto fc_cleanup = scope_util::make_exit_handler([] {
+    static scope_util::on_exit fc_cleanup([] {
       FT_Done_FreeType(g_ftlib);
       FcFini();
     });
@@ -336,6 +336,6 @@ namespace cairo {
 
     return make_shared<font_fc>(cairo, match, offset, dpi_x, dpi_y);
   }
-}  // namespace cairo
+} // namespace cairo
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/include/utils/memory.hpp b/include/utils/memory.hpp
index 88f8a280..57f9fc36 100644
--- a/include/utils/memory.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/memory.hpp
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 
 POLYBAR_NS
 
-template <typename T>
-using malloc_ptr_t = shared_ptr<T>;
-
 template <typename T>
 using malloc_unique_ptr = unique_ptr<T, decltype(free)*>;
 
diff --git a/include/utils/scope.hpp b/include/utils/scope.hpp
index ed8a7136..c274609b 100644
--- a/include/utils/scope.hpp
+++ b/include/utils/scope.hpp
@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@
 POLYBAR_NS
 
 namespace scope_util {
-  template <typename... Args>
+  /**
+   * Creates a wrapper that will trigger given callback when
+   * leaving the object's scope (i.e, when it gets destroyed)
+   *
+   * Example usage:
+   * @code cpp
+   *   {
+   *     on_exit handler([]{ ... });
+   *     ...
+   *   }
+   * @endcode
+   */
   class on_exit {
    public:
-    on_exit(function<void(Args...)>&& fn, Args... args) : m_callback(bind(fn, args...)) {}
+    on_exit(const function<void(void)>& fn) : m_callback(fn) {}
 
     virtual ~on_exit() {
       m_callback();
@@ -17,23 +28,6 @@ namespace scope_util {
    protected:
     function<void()> m_callback;
   };
-
-  /**
-   * Creates a wrapper that will trigger given callback when
-   * leaving the object's scope (i.e, when it gets destroyed)
-   *
-   * Example usage:
-   * @code cpp
-   *   {
-   *     auto handler = scope_util::make_exit_handler([]{ ... })
-   *     ...
-   *   }
-   * @endcode
-   */
-  template <typename Fn = function<void()>, typename... Args>
-  decltype(auto) make_exit_handler(Fn&& fn, Args&&... args) {
-    return std::make_unique<on_exit<Args...>>(forward<Fn>(fn), forward<Args>(args)...);
-  }
-}  // namespace scope_util
+} // namespace scope_util
 
 POLYBAR_NS_END
diff --git a/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp b/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
index ce8fef73..d532d611 100644
--- a/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
+++ b/src/adapters/script_runner.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ script_runner::interval script_runner::run_tail() {
     throw modules::module_error("Failed to execute command: " + string(err.what()));
   }
 
-  auto pid_guard = scope_util::make_exit_handler([this]() { m_pid = -1; });
+  scope_util::on_exit pid_guard([this]() { m_pid = -1; });
   m_pid = cmd->get_pid();
 
   int fd = cmd->get_stdout(PIPE_READ);
diff --git a/src/components/controller.cpp b/src/components/controller.cpp
index 54117f97..cb6651b6 100644
--- a/src/components/controller.cpp
+++ b/src/components/controller.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ void controller::conn_cb() {
     return;
   }
 
-  malloc_ptr_t<xcb_generic_event_t> evt{};
-  while ((evt = malloc_ptr_t<xcb_generic_event_t>(xcb_poll_for_event(m_connection), free)) != nullptr) {
+  shared_ptr<xcb_generic_event_t> evt{};
+  while ((evt = shared_ptr<xcb_generic_event_t>(xcb_poll_for_event(m_connection), free)) != nullptr) {
     try {
       m_connection.dispatch_event(evt);
     } catch (xpp::connection_error& err) {
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/utils/scope.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/utils/scope.cpp
index 69ab87da..9f60dd7d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/utils/scope.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/utils/scope.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
-#include "common/test.hpp"
 #include "utils/scope.hpp"
 
+#include "common/test.hpp"
+
 using namespace polybar;
 
 TEST(Scope, onExit) {
   auto flag = false;
   {
     EXPECT_FALSE(flag);
-    auto handler = scope_util::make_exit_handler<>([&] { flag = true; });
+    scope_util::on_exit handler([&] { flag = true; });
     EXPECT_FALSE(flag);
     {
-      auto handler = scope_util::make_exit_handler<>([&] { flag = true; });
+      scope_util::on_exit handler([&] { flag = true; });
     }
     EXPECT_TRUE(flag);
     flag = false;