diff --git a/gdb/python/py-unwind.c b/gdb/python/py-unwind.c
index 1d235fceed1..569d1f48d87 100644
--- a/gdb/python/py-unwind.c
+++ b/gdb/python/py-unwind.c
@@ -46,12 +46,17 @@ typedef struct
 
 /* Saved registers array item.  */
 
-typedef struct
+struct saved_reg
 {
+  saved_reg (int n, gdbpy_ref<> &&v)
+    : number (n),
+      value (std::move (v))
+  {
+  }
+
   int number;
-  PyObject *value;
-} saved_reg;
-DEF_VEC_O (saved_reg);
+  gdbpy_ref<> value;
+};
 
 /* The data we keep for the PyUnwindInfo: pending_frame, saved registers
    and frame ID.  */
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ typedef struct
   struct frame_id frame_id;
 
   /* Saved registers array.  */
-  VEC (saved_reg) *saved_regs;
+  std::vector<saved_reg> *saved_regs;
 } unwind_info_object;
 
 /* The data we keep for a frame we can unwind: frame ID and an array of
@@ -196,17 +201,15 @@ unwind_infopy_str (PyObject *self)
   fprint_frame_id (&stb, unwind_info->frame_id);
   {
     const char *sep = "";
-    int i;
     struct value_print_options opts;
-    saved_reg *reg;
 
     get_user_print_options (&opts);
     stb.printf ("\nSaved registers: (");
-    for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs, i, reg); i++)
+    for (const saved_reg &reg : *unwind_info->saved_regs)
       {
-        struct value *value = value_object_to_value (reg->value);
+        struct value *value = value_object_to_value (reg.value.get ());
 
-        stb.printf ("%s(%d, ", sep, reg->number);
+        stb.printf ("%s(%d, ", sep, reg.number);
         if (value != NULL)
           {
             TRY
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ pyuw_create_unwind_info (PyObject *pyo_pending_frame,
   unwind_info->frame_id = frame_id;
   Py_INCREF (pyo_pending_frame);
   unwind_info->pending_frame = pyo_pending_frame;
-  unwind_info->saved_regs = VEC_alloc (saved_reg, 4);
+  unwind_info->saved_regs = new std::vector<saved_reg>;
   return (PyObject *) unwind_info;
 }
 
@@ -303,24 +306,19 @@ unwind_infopy_add_saved_register (PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
       }
   }
   {
-    int i;
-    saved_reg *reg;
-
-    for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs, i, reg); i++)
+    gdbpy_ref<> new_value = gdbpy_ref<>::new_reference (pyo_reg_value);
+    bool found = false;
+    for (saved_reg &reg : *unwind_info->saved_regs)
       {
-        if (regnum == reg->number)
+        if (regnum == reg.number)
           {
-            Py_DECREF (reg->value);
+	    found = true;
+	    reg.value = std::move (new_value);
             break;
           }
       }
-    if (reg == NULL)
-      {
-        reg = VEC_safe_push (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs, NULL);
-        reg->number = regnum;
-      }
-    Py_INCREF (pyo_reg_value);
-    reg->value = pyo_reg_value;
+    if (!found)
+      unwind_info->saved_regs->emplace_back (regnum, std::move (new_value));
   }
   Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
@@ -335,9 +333,7 @@ unwind_infopy_dealloc (PyObject *self)
   saved_reg *reg;
 
   Py_XDECREF (unwind_info->pending_frame);
-  for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs, i, reg); i++)
-      Py_DECREF (reg->value);
-  VEC_free (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs);
+  delete unwind_info->saved_regs;
   Py_TYPE (self)->tp_free (self);
 }
 
@@ -560,9 +556,7 @@ pyuw_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self, struct frame_info *this_frame,
   {
     unwind_info_object *unwind_info =
       (unwind_info_object *) pyo_unwind_info.get ();
-    int reg_count = VEC_length (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs);
-    saved_reg *reg;
-    int i;
+    int reg_count = unwind_info->saved_regs->size ();
 
     cached_frame
       = ((cached_frame_info *)
@@ -573,9 +567,11 @@ pyuw_sniffer (const struct frame_unwind *self, struct frame_info *this_frame,
     cached_frame->reg_count = reg_count;
 
     /* Populate registers array.  */
-    for (i = 0; VEC_iterate (saved_reg, unwind_info->saved_regs, i, reg); i++)
+    for (int i = 0; i < unwind_info->saved_regs->size (); ++i)
       {
-        struct value *value = value_object_to_value (reg->value);
+	saved_reg *reg = &(*unwind_info->saved_regs)[i];
+
+        struct value *value = value_object_to_value (reg->value.get ());
         size_t data_size = register_size (gdbarch, reg->number);
 
 	cached_frame->reg[i].num = reg->number;
