diff --git a/comphelper/inc/comphelper/storagehelper.hxx b/comphelper/inc/comphelper/storagehelper.hxx
index c0aa735c8390..36ff7957f4bc 100644
--- a/comphelper/inc/comphelper/storagehelper.hxx
+++ b/comphelper/inc/comphelper/storagehelper.hxx
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
  * for a copy of the LGPLv3 License.
  *
  ************************************************************************/
-#ifndef _COMPHELPER_STORAGEHELPER_HXX
-#define _COMPHELPER_STORAGEHELPER_HXX
+#ifndef COMPHELPER_STORAGEHELPER_HXX
+#define COMPHELPER_STORAGEHELPER_HXX
+
+#include <boost/scoped_ptr.hpp>
 
 #include <com/sun/star/uno/Sequence.hxx>
 #include <com/sun/star/uno/Reference.hxx>
@@ -51,6 +53,20 @@
 
 namespace comphelper {
 
+// Unfortunately - the impl.s of XStorage like to invalidate all
+// their sub streams and storages when you release references, so
+// it is necessary to keep references to all storages down the
+// path - this is 'beautiful' (TM). So we need this ugly hack:
+class COMPHELPER_DLLPUBLIC LifecycleProxy
+{
+private:
+    class Impl;
+public:
+    ::boost::scoped_ptr<Impl> m_pBadness;
+    LifecycleProxy();
+    ~LifecycleProxy();
+};
+
 class COMPHELPER_DLLPUBLIC OStorageHelper
 {
 public:
@@ -170,17 +186,6 @@ public:
 
     // Methods to allow easy use of hierachical names inside storages
 
-    // Unfortunately - the impl.s of XStorage like to invalidate all
-    // their sub streams and storages when you release references, so
-    // it is necessary to keep references to all storages down the
-    // path - this is 'beautiful' (TM). So we need this ugly hack:
-    class LifecycleProxyImpl;
-    class COMPHELPER_DLLPUBLIC LifecycleProxy {
-    public:
-        LifecycleProxyImpl *pBadness;
-        LifecycleProxy();
-        ~LifecycleProxy();
-    };
     static ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage > GetStorageAtPath(
         const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< ::com::sun::star::embed::XStorage > &xStorage,
         const ::rtl::OUString& aPath, sal_uInt32 nOpenMode, LifecycleProxy &rNastiness );
diff --git a/comphelper/source/misc/storagehelper.cxx b/comphelper/source/misc/storagehelper.cxx
index 6fb41c9cedb9..e429f2223069 100644
--- a/comphelper/source/misc/storagehelper.cxx
+++ b/comphelper/source/misc/storagehelper.cxx
@@ -545,10 +545,11 @@ sal_Bool OStorageHelper::PathHasSegment( const ::rtl::OUString& aPath, const ::r
     return bResult;
 }
 
-class OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxyImpl : public std::vector< uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > > {};
-OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy::LifecycleProxy() :
-        pBadness( new OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxyImpl() ) { }
-OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy::~LifecycleProxy() { delete pBadness; }
+class LifecycleProxy::Impl
+    : public std::vector< uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > > {};
+LifecycleProxy::LifecycleProxy()
+    : m_pBadness( new Impl() ) { }
+LifecycleProxy::~LifecycleProxy() { }
 
 static void splitPath( std::vector<rtl::OUString> &rElems,
                        const ::rtl::OUString& rPath )
@@ -560,14 +561,14 @@ static void splitPath( std::vector<rtl::OUString> &rElems,
 static uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > LookupStorageAtPath(
         const uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > &xParentStorage,
         std::vector<rtl::OUString> &rElems, sal_uInt32 nOpenMode,
-        OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
+        LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
 {
     uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > xStorage( xParentStorage );
-    rNastiness.pBadness->push_back( xStorage );
+    rNastiness.m_pBadness->push_back( xStorage );
     for( size_t i = 0; i < rElems.size() && xStorage.is(); i++ )
     {
         xStorage = xStorage->openStorageElement( rElems[i], nOpenMode );
-        rNastiness.pBadness->push_back( xStorage );
+        rNastiness.m_pBadness->push_back( xStorage );
     }
     return xStorage;
 }
@@ -575,7 +576,7 @@ static uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > LookupStorageAtPath(
 uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > OStorageHelper::GetStorageAtPath(
         const uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > &xStorage,
         const ::rtl::OUString& rPath, sal_uInt32 nOpenMode,
-        OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
+        LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
 {
     std::vector<rtl::OUString> aElems;
     splitPath( aElems, rPath );
@@ -585,7 +586,7 @@ uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > OStorageHelper::GetStorageAtPath(
 uno::Reference< io::XStream > OStorageHelper::GetStreamAtPath(
         const uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > &xParentStorage,
         const ::rtl::OUString& rPath, sal_uInt32 nOpenMode,
-        OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
+        LifecycleProxy &rNastiness )
 {
     std::vector<rtl::OUString> aElems;
     splitPath( aElems, rPath );
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ uno::Reference< io::XStream > OStorageHelper::GetStreamAtPath(
 uno::Reference< io::XStream > OStorageHelper::GetStreamAtPackageURL(
         uno::Reference< embed::XStorage > const& xParentStorage,
         const ::rtl::OUString& rURL, sal_uInt32 const nOpenMode,
-        OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy & rNastiness)
+        LifecycleProxy & rNastiness)
 {
     static char const s_PkgScheme[] = "vnd.sun.star.Package:";
     if (0 == rtl_ustr_ascii_shortenedCompareIgnoreAsciiCase_WithLength(
diff --git a/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx b/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
index 604c6fb7d82c..50106c15fcbe 100644
--- a/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
+++ b/svx/source/xml/xmlxtimp.cxx
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ bool SvxXMLXTableImport::load( const rtl::OUString &rPath,
         uno::Reference< xml::sax::XParser > xParser( xServiceFactory->createInstance( OUString( RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( "com.sun.star.xml.sax.Parser" ) ) ), uno::UNO_QUERY_THROW );
 
         xml::sax::InputSource aParserInput;
-        comphelper::OStorageHelper::LifecycleProxy aNasty;
+        comphelper::LifecycleProxy aNasty;
 
         if( !bUseStorage || !xStorage.is() )
         {