diff --git a/base/base_tests/stl_helpers_test.cpp b/base/base_tests/stl_helpers_test.cpp
index 335e7fc515..39b823aa02 100644
--- a/base/base_tests/stl_helpers_test.cpp
+++ b/base/base_tests/stl_helpers_test.cpp
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ private:
   int m_v;
 };
 
-template<template<class, class> class Cont>
+template <template <typename...> class Cont>
 void TestSortUnique()
 {
   {
-    Cont<int, allocator<int>> actual = {1, 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 7, 1};
+    Cont<int> actual = {1, 2, 1, 4, 3, 5, 2, 7, 1};
     my::SortUnique(actual);
-    Cont<int, allocator<int>> const expected = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7};
+    Cont<int> const expected = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7};
     TEST_EQUAL(actual, expected, ());
   }
   {
     using TValue = int;
     using TPair = pair<TValue, int>;
-    Cont<TPair, allocator<TPair>> d =
+    Cont<TPair> d =
         {{1, 22}, {2, 33}, {1, 23}, {4, 54}, {3, 34}, {5, 23}, {2, 23}, {7, 32}, {1, 12}};
 
     my::SortUnique(d, my::LessBy(&TPair::first), my::EqualsBy(&TPair::first));
 
-    Cont<TValue, allocator<TValue>> const expected = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7};
+    Cont<TValue> const expected = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7};
     TEST_EQUAL(d.size(), expected.size(), ());
     for (int i = 0; i < d.size(); ++i)
       TEST_EQUAL(d[i].first, expected[i], (i));
@@ -45,39 +45,39 @@ void TestSortUnique()
   {
     using TValue = double;
     using TPair = pair<TValue, int>;
-    Cont<TPair, allocator<TPair>> d =
+    Cont<TPair> d =
         {{0.5, 11}, {1000.99, 234}, {0.5, 23}, {1234.56789, 54}, {1000.99, 34}};
 
     my::SortUnique(d, my::LessBy(&TPair::first), my::EqualsBy(&TPair::first));
 
-    Cont<TValue, allocator<TValue>> const expected = {0.5, 1000.99, 1234.56789};
+    Cont<TValue> const expected = {0.5, 1000.99, 1234.56789};
     TEST_EQUAL(d.size(), expected.size(), ());
     for (int i = 0; i < d.size(); ++i)
       TEST_EQUAL(d[i].first, expected[i], (i));
   }
 }
 
-template<template<class, class> class Cont>
+template <template <typename...> class Cont>
 void TestEqualsBy()
 {
   {
     using TValue = pair<int, int>;
-    Cont<TValue, allocator<TValue>> actual = {{1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 100}, {3, 7}, {3, 8}, {2, 500}};
+    Cont<TValue> actual = {{1, 2}, {1, 3}, {2, 100}, {3, 7}, {3, 8}, {2, 500}};
     actual.erase(unique(actual.begin(), actual.end(), my::EqualsBy(&TValue::first)), actual.end());
 
-    Cont<int, allocator<int>> const expected = {{1, 2, 3, 2}};
+    Cont<int> const expected = {{1, 2, 3, 2}};
     TEST_EQUAL(expected.size(), actual.size(), ());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < actual.size(); ++i)
       TEST_EQUAL(expected[i], actual[i].first, ());
   }
 
   {
-    Cont<Int, allocator<Int>> actual;
+    Cont<Int> actual;
     for (auto const v : {0, 0, 1, 2, 2, 0})
       actual.emplace_back(v);
     actual.erase(unique(actual.begin(), actual.end(), my::EqualsBy(&Int::Get)), actual.end());
 
-    Cont<int, allocator<int>> const expected = {{0, 1, 2, 0}};
+    Cont<int> const expected = {{0, 1, 2, 0}};
     TEST_EQUAL(expected.size(), actual.size(), ());
     for (size_t i = 0; i < actual.size(); ++i)
       TEST_EQUAL(expected[i], actual[i].Get(), ());
diff --git a/base/stl_helpers.hpp b/base/stl_helpers.hpp
index 98d5b64c69..79d5becf68 100644
--- a/base/stl_helpers.hpp
+++ b/base/stl_helpers.hpp
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "std/algorithm.hpp"
-#include "std/auto_ptr.hpp"
 #include "std/functional.hpp"
 #include "std/utility.hpp"
 #include "std/vector.hpp"
 
-
 namespace my
 {
 namespace impl
@@ -82,8 +80,8 @@ struct Equals<false, T, C>
 }  // namespace impl
 
 // Sorts and removes duplicate entries from |c|.
-template <typename T, template <typename, typename = allocator<T>> class Cont>
-void SortUnique(Cont<T> & c)
+template <typename Cont>
+void SortUnique(Cont & c)
 {
   sort(c.begin(), c.end());
   c.erase(unique(c.begin(), c.end()), c.end());
diff --git a/std/auto_ptr.hpp b/std/auto_ptr.hpp
index 311f4643ab..1197110b43 100644
--- a/std/auto_ptr.hpp
+++ b/std/auto_ptr.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <memory>
-using std::allocator;
 using std::auto_ptr;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_NEW