diff --git a/routing/road_graph_router.cpp b/routing/road_graph_router.cpp
index 36a1433884..827bde96ec 100644
--- a/routing/road_graph_router.cpp
+++ b/routing/road_graph_router.cpp
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ IRouter::ResultCode RoadGraphRouter::CalculateRoute(m2::PointD const & startPoin
     ASSERT_EQUAL(result.path.front(), startPos, ());
     ASSERT_EQUAL(result.path.back(), finalPos, ());
     ASSERT_GREATER(result.distance, 0., ());
-    ReconstructRoute(m_directionsEngine.get(), *m_roadGraph, nullptr /* trafficColoring */,
+
+    CHECK(m_directionsEngine, ());
+    ReconstructRoute(*m_directionsEngine, *m_roadGraph, nullptr /* trafficColoring */,
                      delegate, result.path, route);
   }
 
diff --git a/routing/routing_helpers.cpp b/routing/routing_helpers.cpp
index 11558c3a73..e50e51f2b3 100644
--- a/routing/routing_helpers.cpp
+++ b/routing/routing_helpers.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace routing
 {
 using namespace traffic;
 
-void ReconstructRoute(IDirectionsEngine * engine, IRoadGraph const & graph,
+void ReconstructRoute(IDirectionsEngine & engine, IRoadGraph const & graph,
                       shared_ptr<TrafficInfo::Coloring> const & trafficColoring,
                       my::Cancellable const & cancellable, vector<Junction> & path, Route & route)
 {
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ void ReconstructRoute(IDirectionsEngine * engine, IRoadGraph const & graph,
   // @TODO(bykoianko) streetNames is not filled in Generate(). It should be done.
   Route::TStreets streetNames;
   vector<TrafficInfo::RoadSegmentId> trafficSegs;
-  if (engine)
-    engine->Generate(graph, path, times, turnsDir, junctions, trafficSegs, cancellable);
+  engine.Generate(graph, path, times, turnsDir, junctions, trafficSegs, cancellable);
 
   if (cancellable.IsCancelled())
     return;
diff --git a/routing/routing_helpers.hpp b/routing/routing_helpers.hpp
index 32556fec19..8cde1c86a3 100644
--- a/routing/routing_helpers.hpp
+++ b/routing/routing_helpers.hpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ bool IsRoad(TTypes const & types)
          BicycleModel::AllLimitsInstance().HasRoadType(types);
 }
 
-void ReconstructRoute(IDirectionsEngine * engine, IRoadGraph const & graph,
+void ReconstructRoute(IDirectionsEngine & engine, IRoadGraph const & graph,
                       shared_ptr<traffic::TrafficInfo::Coloring> const & trafficColoring,
                       my::Cancellable const & cancellable, vector<Junction> & path, Route & route);
 }  // namespace rouing
diff --git a/routing/single_mwm_router.cpp b/routing/single_mwm_router.cpp
index 64d362328f..1c8e9c0a88 100644
--- a/routing/single_mwm_router.cpp
+++ b/routing/single_mwm_router.cpp
@@ -229,8 +229,10 @@ bool SingleMwmRouter::BuildRoute(MwmSet::MwmId const & mwmId, vector<Joint::Id>
   shared_ptr<traffic::TrafficInfo::Coloring> trafficColoring = m_trafficCache.GetTrafficInfo(mwmId);
 
   vector<Junction> const oldJunctions(junctions);
-  ReconstructRoute(m_directionsEngine.get(), m_roadGraph, trafficColoring, delegate, junctions,
-                   route);
+
+  CHECK(m_directionsEngine, ());
+  ReconstructRoute(*m_directionsEngine, m_roadGraph, trafficColoring, delegate,
+                   junctions, route);
 
   if (junctions != oldJunctions)
   {