diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DataReader.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DataReader.h
index f7e030739f..b27d513781 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DataReader.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/DataReader.h
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ public:
 	__forceinline DataReader(u8* src, u8* _end)
 	: buffer(src), end(_end) {}
 
-	__forceinline void WritePointer(u8** src)
+	__forceinline u8* GetPointer()
 	{
-		*src = buffer;
+		return buffer;
 	}
 
 	__forceinline u8* operator=(u8* src)
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
index 34b821605f..0c1083b9c2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/OpcodeDecoding.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ u8* OpcodeDecoder_Run(DataReader src, u32* cycles, bool in_display_list)
 	u8* opcodeStart;
 	while (true)
 	{
-		src.WritePointer(&opcodeStart);
+		opcodeStart = src.GetPointer();
 
 		if (!src.size())
 			goto end;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ u8* OpcodeDecoder_Run(DataReader src, u32* cycles, bool in_display_list)
 		if (!is_preprocess && g_bRecordFifoData && cmd_byte != GX_CMD_CALL_DL)
 		{
 			u8* opcodeEnd;
-			src.WritePointer(&opcodeEnd);
+			opcodeEnd = src.GetPointer();
 			FifoRecorder::GetInstance().WriteGPCommand(opcodeStart, u32(opcodeEnd - opcodeStart));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
index e2a2073ccf..a605c6b2d7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader.cpp
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ void VertexLoader::WriteSetVariable(int bits, void *address, OpArg value)
 
 int VertexLoader::RunVertices(int primitive, int count, DataReader src, DataReader dst)
 {
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
-	src.WritePointer(&g_video_buffer_read_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
+	g_video_buffer_read_ptr = src.GetPointer();
 
 	m_numLoadedVertices += count;
 	m_skippedVertices = 0;
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderBase.cpp
index ed56db0655..580fb5bf15 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoaderBase.cpp
@@ -159,9 +159,7 @@ public:
 		if (memcmp(buffer_a.data(), buffer_b.data(), std::min(count_a, count_b)))
 			ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Both vertexloaders have loaded different data.");
 
-		u8* dstptr;
-		dst.WritePointer(&dstptr);
-		memcpy(dstptr, buffer_a.data(), count_a);
+		memcpy(dst.GetPointer(), buffer_a.data(), count_a);
 		return count_a;
 	}
 	std::string GetName() const override { return "CompareLoader"; }
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
index 70081ead11..181b61bd6d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Normal.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ __forceinline void ReadIndirect(const T* data)
 		dst.Write(FracAdjust(Common::FromBigEndian(data[i])));
 	}
 
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
 	LOG_NORM();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Position.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Position.cpp
index 419c041b5b..3313c12b5a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Position.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_Position.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ void LOADERDECL Pos_ReadDirect(VertexLoader* loader)
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
 		dst.Write(i<N ? PosScale(src.Read<T>(), scale) : 0.f);
 
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
-	src.WritePointer(&g_video_buffer_read_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
+	g_video_buffer_read_ptr = src.GetPointer();
 	LOG_VTX();
 }
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void LOADERDECL Pos_ReadIndex(VertexLoader* loader)
 	for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i)
 		dst.Write(i<N ? PosScale(Common::FromBigEndian(data[i]), scale) : 0.f);
 
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
 	LOG_VTX();
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_TextCoord.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_TextCoord.cpp
index 4a858c84f9..b82706fdbd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_TextCoord.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexLoader_TextCoord.cpp
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ void LOADERDECL TexCoord_ReadDirect(VertexLoader* loader)
 	for (int i = 0; i != N; ++i)
 		dst.Write(TCScale(src.Read<T>(), scale));
 
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
-	src.WritePointer(&g_video_buffer_read_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
+	g_video_buffer_read_ptr = src.GetPointer();
 	LOG_TEX<N>();
 
 	++loader->m_tcIndex;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void LOADERDECL TexCoord_ReadIndex(VertexLoader* loader)
 	for (int i = 0; i != N; ++i)
 		dst.Write(TCScale(Common::FromBigEndian(data[i]), scale));
 
-	dst.WritePointer(&g_vertex_manager_write_ptr);
+	g_vertex_manager_write_ptr = dst.GetPointer();
 	LOG_TEX<N>();
 	++loader->m_tcIndex;
 }