diff --git a/src/carryover.cpp b/src/carryover.cpp
index f50cfbe4803..4f18de212ee 100644
--- a/src/carryover.cpp
+++ b/src/carryover.cpp
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ carryover_info::carryover_info(const config& cfg, bool from_snpashot)
 	for(const config& item : cfg.child_range("menu_item"))
 	{
 		if(item["persistent"].to_bool(true)) {
-			wml_menu_items_.push_back(new config(item));
+			wml_menu_items_.push_back(item);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/carryover.hpp b/src/carryover.hpp
index a8e07846a5d..8da0ba5fe9b 100644
--- a/src/carryover.hpp
+++ b/src/carryover.hpp
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class config;
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 #include <set>
-#include <boost/ptr_container/ptr_vector.hpp>
 
 #include "config.hpp"
 #include "mt_rng.hpp"
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ private:
 	std::vector<carryover> carryover_sides_;
 	config variables_;
 	randomness::mt_rng rng_;
-	boost::ptr_vector<config> wml_menu_items_;
+	std::vector<config> wml_menu_items_;
 	std::string next_scenario_;    /**< the scenario coming next (for campaigns) */
 	int next_underlying_unit_id_;
 };