diff --git a/core/include/gz/msgs/MessageFactory.hh b/core/include/gz/msgs/MessageFactory.hh
index 3500986e..6bb0cd01 100644
--- a/core/include/gz/msgs/MessageFactory.hh
+++ b/core/include/gz/msgs/MessageFactory.hh
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "gz/msgs/config.hh"
 #include "gz/msgs/Export.hh"
 #include "gz/msgs/detail/dynamic_message_cast.hh"
+#include <gz/utils/ImplPtr.hh>
 
 namespace gz::msgs {
   /// Forward declarations
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ namespace gz::msgs {
     private: FactoryFnCollection msgMap;
 
     /// \brief Pointer to dynamic factory implementation
-    private: std::unique_ptr<gz::msgs::DynamicFactory> dynamicFactory;
+    GZ_UTILS_UNIQUE_IMPL_PTR_FWD(gz::msgs::DynamicFactory, dynamicFactory)
   };
 }
 }  // namespace gz::msgs
diff --git a/core/src/MessageFactory.cc b/core/src/MessageFactory.cc
index 245f3660..55d0ac5b 100644
--- a/core/src/MessageFactory.cc
+++ b/core/src/MessageFactory.cc
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@
 
 #include "DynamicFactory.hh"
 #include "gz/msgs/MessageFactory.hh"
+#include <gz/utils/ImplPtr.hh>
 
 namespace gz::msgs
 {
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////
 MessageFactory::MessageFactory():
-  dynamicFactory(std::make_unique<gz::msgs::DynamicFactory>())
+  dynamicFactory(gz::utils::MakeUniqueImpl<gz::msgs::DynamicFactory>())
 {
 }