diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c8f9377..fd87fcb 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ pub fn max_level() -> LevelFilter {
 /// [`set_logger`]: fn.set_logger.html
 #[cfg(all(feature = "std", atomic_cas))]
 pub fn set_boxed_logger(logger: Box<Log>) -> Result<(), SetLoggerError> {
-    set_logger_inner(|| unsafe { &*Box::into_raw(logger) })
+    set_logger_inner(|| Box::leak(logger))
 }
 
 /// Sets the global logger to a `&'static Log`.
diff --git a/test_max_level_features/main.rs b/test_max_level_features/main.rs
index ba5ce11..bfbf2b2 100644
--- a/test_max_level_features/main.rs
+++ b/test_max_level_features/main.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ use log::{Level, LevelFilter, Log, Record, Metadata};
 use log::set_boxed_logger;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 fn set_boxed_logger(logger: Box<Log>) -> Result<(), log::SetLoggerError> {
-    unsafe {
-        log::set_logger(&*Box::into_raw(logger))
-    }
+    log::set_logger(Box::leak(logger))
 }
 
 struct State {
diff --git a/tests/filters.rs b/tests/filters.rs
index e4d21a8..11761b9 100644
--- a/tests/filters.rs
+++ b/tests/filters.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use log::set_boxed_logger;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "std"))]
 fn set_boxed_logger(logger: Box<Log>) -> Result<(), log::SetLoggerError> {
-    log::set_logger(unsafe { &*Box::into_raw(logger) })
+    log::set_logger(Box::leak(logger))
 }
 
 struct State {