diff --git a/src/host/ut_host/ScreenBufferTests.cpp b/src/host/ut_host/ScreenBufferTests.cpp
index a81d47ec931..31ec3a747f1 100644
--- a/src/host/ut_host/ScreenBufferTests.cpp
+++ b/src/host/ut_host/ScreenBufferTests.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class ScreenBufferTests
 
         m_state->InitEvents();
         m_state->PrepareGlobalFont({ 1, 1 });
-        m_state->PrepareGlobalRenderer();
         m_state->PrepareGlobalInputBuffer();
         m_state->PrepareGlobalScreenBuffer();
 
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ class ScreenBufferTests
     TEST_CLASS_CLEANUP(ClassCleanup)
     {
         m_state->CleanupGlobalScreenBuffer();
-        m_state->CleanupGlobalRenderer();
         m_state->CleanupGlobalInputBuffer();
 
         delete m_state;
@@ -581,8 +579,6 @@ void ScreenBufferTests::TestResetClearTabStops()
     // Reset the screen buffer to test the defaults.
     m_state->CleanupNewTextBufferInfo();
     m_state->CleanupGlobalScreenBuffer();
-    m_state->CleanupGlobalRenderer();
-    m_state->PrepareGlobalRenderer();
     m_state->PrepareGlobalScreenBuffer();
     m_state->PrepareNewTextBufferInfo();
 
diff --git a/src/host/ut_host/SearchTests.cpp b/src/host/ut_host/SearchTests.cpp
index d37c3556d40..d7ba067e765 100644
--- a/src/host/ut_host/SearchTests.cpp
+++ b/src/host/ut_host/SearchTests.cpp
@@ -23,20 +23,14 @@ class SearchTests
     TEST_CLASS_SETUP(ClassSetup)
     {
         m_state = new CommonState();
-
-        m_state->PrepareGlobalRenderer();
         m_state->PrepareGlobalScreenBuffer();
-
         return true;
     }
 
     TEST_CLASS_CLEANUP(ClassCleanup)
     {
         m_state->CleanupGlobalScreenBuffer();
-        m_state->CleanupGlobalRenderer();
-
         delete m_state;
-
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/inc/test/CommonState.hpp b/src/inc/test/CommonState.hpp
index c0f4c0bcf4c..66ddfb5b003 100644
--- a/src/inc/test/CommonState.hpp
+++ b/src/inc/test/CommonState.hpp
@@ -66,20 +66,6 @@ class CommonState
         m_pFontInfo = { L"Consolas", 0, 0, coordFontSize, 0 };
     }
 
-    void PrepareGlobalRenderer()
-    {
-        Globals& g = Microsoft::Console::Interactivity::ServiceLocator::LocateGlobals();
-        CONSOLE_INFORMATION& gci = g.getConsoleInformation();
-        g.pRender = new Microsoft::Console::Render::Renderer(gci.GetRenderSettings(), &gci.renderData);
-    }
-
-    void CleanupGlobalRenderer()
-    {
-        Globals& g = Microsoft::Console::Interactivity::ServiceLocator::LocateGlobals();
-        delete g.pRender;
-        g.pRender = nullptr;
-    }
-
     void PrepareGlobalScreenBuffer(const til::CoordType viewWidth = s_csWindowWidth,
                                    const til::CoordType viewHeight = s_csWindowHeight,
                                    const til::CoordType bufferWidth = s_csBufferWidth,
diff --git a/src/renderer/base/renderer.cpp b/src/renderer/base/renderer.cpp
index f0775115544..996c160fbda 100644
--- a/src/renderer/base/renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/base/renderer.cpp
@@ -178,12 +178,8 @@ CATCH_RETURN()
 
 void Renderer::NotifyPaintFrame() noexcept
 {
-    // If we're running in the unittests, we might not have a render thread.
-    if (_pThread)
-    {
-        // The thread will provide throttling for us.
-        _pThread->NotifyPaint();
-    }
+    // The thread will provide throttling for us.
+    _thread.NotifyPaint();
 }
 
 // Routine Description:
@@ -595,12 +591,7 @@ void Renderer::EnablePainting()
     // When the renderer is constructed, the initial viewport won't be available yet,
     // but once EnablePainting is called it should be safe to retrieve.
     _viewport = _pData->GetViewport();
-
-    // When running the unit tests, we may be using a render without a render thread.
-    if (_pThread)
-    {
-        _pThread->EnablePainting();
-    }
+    _thread.EnablePainting();
 }
 
 // Routine Description:
@@ -611,7 +602,7 @@ void Renderer::EnablePainting()
 // - <none>
 void Renderer::WaitForPaintCompletionAndDisable()
 {
-    _pThread->WaitForPaintCompletionAndDisable();
+    _thread.WaitForPaintCompletionAndDisable();
 }
 
 // Routine Description:
diff --git a/src/renderer/base/renderer.hpp b/src/renderer/base/renderer.hpp
index 9882e77e63a..663e1ac9544 100644
--- a/src/renderer/base/renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/renderer/base/renderer.hpp
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
         uint16_t _hyperlinkHoveredId = 0;
         std::optional<interval_tree::IntervalTree<til::point, size_t>::interval> _hoveredInterval;
         Microsoft::Console::Types::Viewport _viewport;
-        CursorOptions _currentCursorOptions;
+        CursorOptions _currentCursorOptions{};
         std::optional<CompositionCache> _compositionCache;
         std::vector<Cluster> _clusterBuffer;
         std::function<void()> _pfnBackgroundColorChanged;
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
 
         // Ordered last, so that it gets destroyed first.
         // This ensures that the render thread stops accessing us.
-        std::unique_ptr<RenderThread> _pThread = std::make_unique<RenderThread>(this);
+        RenderThread _thread{ this };
     };
 }