diff --git a/test/mocks/upstream/cluster_info.cc b/test/mocks/upstream/cluster_info.cc
index 9e1e07a52c890..8196db8bd98d9 100644
--- a/test/mocks/upstream/cluster_info.cc
+++ b/test/mocks/upstream/cluster_info.cc
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ MockClusterInfo::MockClusterInfo()
       .WillByDefault(Invoke([this]() -> const Envoy::Config::TypedMetadata& {
         if (typed_metadata_ == nullptr) {
           typed_metadata_ =
-              absl::make_unique<Config::TypedMetadataImpl<ClusterTypedMetadataFactory>>(metadata_);
+              std::make_unique<Config::TypedMetadataImpl<ClusterTypedMetadataFactory>>(metadata_);
         }
         return *typed_metadata_;
       }));
diff --git a/tools/check_format.py b/tools/check_format.py
index 4d53d5e8f4acd..b73a26fb0fe84 100755
--- a/tools/check_format.py
+++ b/tools/check_format.py
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
     "ProtobufWkt::MapPair":             "Protobuf::MapPair",
     "ProtobufUtil::MessageDifferencer": "Protobuf::util::MessageDifferencer"
 }
+LIBCXX_REPLACEMENTS = {
+    "absl::make_unique<": "std::make_unique<",
+}
 # yapf: enable
 
 
@@ -341,6 +344,10 @@ def fixSourceLine(line):
   for invalid_construct, valid_construct in PROTOBUF_TYPE_ERRORS.items():
     line = line.replace(invalid_construct, valid_construct)
 
+  # Use recommended cpp stdlib
+  for invalid_construct, valid_construct in LIBCXX_REPLACEMENTS.items():
+    line = line.replace(invalid_construct, valid_construct)
+
   return line
 
 
@@ -370,6 +377,10 @@ def checkSourceLine(line, file_path, reportError):
     if invalid_construct in line:
       reportError("incorrect protobuf type reference %s; "
                   "should be %s" % (invalid_construct, valid_construct))
+  for invalid_construct, valid_construct in LIBCXX_REPLACEMENTS.items():
+    if invalid_construct in line:
+      reportError("term %s should be replaced with standard library term %s" % (invalid_construct,
+                                                                                valid_construct))
 
   # Some errors cannot be fixed automatically, and actionable, consistent,
   # navigable messages should be emitted to make it easy to find and fix
diff --git a/tools/check_format_test_helper.py b/tools/check_format_test_helper.py
index 395c0de3e7da9..45b36d149c95c 100755
--- a/tools/check_format_test_helper.py
+++ b/tools/check_format_test_helper.py
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ def checkFileExpectingOK(filename):
   errors += checkAndFixError("bad_envoy_build_sys_ref.BUILD", "Superfluous '@envoy//' prefix")
   errors += checkAndFixError("proto_format.proto", "clang-format check failed")
   errors += checkAndFixError("api/java_options.proto", "Java proto option")
+  errors += checkAndFixError(
+      "cpp_std.cc",
+      "term absl::make_unique< should be replaced with standard library term std::make_unique<")
 
   errors += checkFileExpectingOK("real_time_source_override.cc")
   errors += checkFileExpectingOK("time_system_wait_for.cc")
diff --git a/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc b/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8342a139f26a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
+
+namespace Envoy {
+
+std::unique_ptr<int> to_be_fix = absl::make_unique<int>(0);
+
+// Awesome stuff goes here.
+
+} // namespace Envoy
diff --git a/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc.gold b/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc.gold
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8414a46360327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testdata/check_format/cpp_std.cc.gold
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "absl/memory/memory.h"
+
+namespace Envoy {
+
+std::unique_ptr<int> to_be_fix = std::make_unique<int>(0);
+
+// Awesome stuff goes here.
+
+} // namespace Envoy