diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
index a25ad4e0a..fcd8ff6c8 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_command_processor.cc
@@ -666,10 +666,7 @@ void D3D12CommandProcessor::ShutdownContext() {
   auto context = GetD3D12Context();
   context->AwaitAllFramesCompletion();
 
-  if (scratch_buffer_ != nullptr) {
-    scratch_buffer_->Release();
-    scratch_buffer_ = nullptr;
-  }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(scratch_buffer_);
   scratch_buffer_size_ = 0;
 
   for (auto& buffer_for_deletion : buffers_for_deletion_) {
@@ -688,14 +685,8 @@ void D3D12CommandProcessor::ShutdownContext() {
     swap_texture_srv_descriptor_heap_->Release();
     swap_texture_srv_descriptor_heap_ = nullptr;
   }
-  if (swap_texture_rtv_descriptor_heap_ != nullptr) {
-    swap_texture_rtv_descriptor_heap_->Release();
-    swap_texture_rtv_descriptor_heap_ = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (swap_texture_ != nullptr) {
-    swap_texture_->Release();
-    swap_texture_ = nullptr;
-  }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(swap_texture_rtv_descriptor_heap_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(swap_texture_);
 
   sampler_heap_pool_.reset();
   view_heap_pool_.reset();
@@ -801,10 +792,7 @@ void D3D12CommandProcessor::PerformSwap(uint32_t frontbuffer_ptr,
     cache_clear_requested_ = false;
     GetD3D12Context()->AwaitAllFramesCompletion();
 
-    if (scratch_buffer_ != nullptr) {
-      scratch_buffer_->Release();
-      scratch_buffer_ = nullptr;
-    }
+    ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(scratch_buffer_);
     scratch_buffer_size_ = 0;
 
     sampler_heap_pool_->ClearCache();
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_graphics_system.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_graphics_system.cc
index 941768a11..dfd676120 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_graphics_system.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/d3d12_graphics_system.cc
@@ -116,14 +116,8 @@ X_STATUS D3D12GraphicsSystem::Setup(cpu::Processor* processor,
 }
 
 void D3D12GraphicsSystem::Shutdown() {
-  if (stretch_pipeline_ != nullptr) {
-    stretch_pipeline_->Release();
-    stretch_pipeline_ = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (stretch_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    stretch_root_signature_->Release();
-    stretch_root_signature_ = nullptr;
-  }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(stretch_pipeline_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(stretch_root_signature_);
 
   GraphicsSystem::Shutdown();
 }
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/render_target_cache.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/render_target_cache.cc
index f60b0539d..2ad94a36a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/render_target_cache.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/render_target_cache.cc
@@ -283,46 +283,17 @@ void RenderTargetCache::Shutdown() {
     resolve_pipeline.pipeline->Release();
   }
   resolve_pipelines_.clear();
-  if (resolve_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    resolve_root_signature_->Release();
-    resolve_root_signature_ = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  if (edram_tile_sample_32bpp_pipeline_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_tile_sample_32bpp_pipeline_->Release();
-    edram_tile_sample_32bpp_pipeline_ = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (edram_clear_depth_float_pipeline_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_clear_depth_float_pipeline_->Release();
-    edram_clear_depth_float_pipeline_ = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (edram_clear_32bpp_pipeline_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_clear_32bpp_pipeline_->Release();
-    edram_clear_32bpp_pipeline_ = nullptr;
-  }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(resolve_root_signature_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_tile_sample_32bpp_pipeline_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_clear_depth_float_pipeline_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_clear_32bpp_pipeline_);
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < uint32_t(EDRAMLoadStoreMode::kCount); ++i) {
-    if (edram_load_pipelines_[i] != nullptr) {
-      edram_load_pipelines_[i]->Release();
-      edram_load_pipelines_[i] = nullptr;
-    }
-    if (edram_store_pipelines_[i] != nullptr) {
-      edram_store_pipelines_[i]->Release();
-      edram_store_pipelines_[i] = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
-  if (edram_clear_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_clear_root_signature_->Release();
-    edram_clear_root_signature_ = nullptr;
-  }
-  if (edram_load_store_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_load_store_root_signature_->Release();
-    edram_load_store_root_signature_ = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  if (edram_buffer_ != nullptr) {
-    edram_buffer_->Release();
-    edram_buffer_ = nullptr;
+    ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_store_pipelines_[i]);
+    ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_load_pipelines_[i]);
   }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_clear_root_signature_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_load_store_root_signature_);
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(edram_buffer_);
 }
 
 void RenderTargetCache::ClearCache() {
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
index 493578eab..a2e674a1d 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/d3d12/texture_cache.cc
@@ -291,25 +291,13 @@ void TextureCache::Shutdown() {
   ClearCache();
 
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < uint32_t(TileMode::kCount); ++i) {
-    if (tile_pipelines_[i] != nullptr) {
-      tile_pipelines_[i]->Release();
-      tile_pipelines_[i] = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
-  if (tile_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    tile_root_signature_->Release();
-    tile_root_signature_ = nullptr;
+    ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(tile_pipelines_[i]);
   }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(tile_root_signature_);
   for (uint32_t i = 0; i < uint32_t(LoadMode::kCount); ++i) {
-    if (load_pipelines_[i] != nullptr) {
-      load_pipelines_[i]->Release();
-      load_pipelines_[i] = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
-  if (load_root_signature_ != nullptr) {
-    load_root_signature_->Release();
-    load_root_signature_ = nullptr;
+    ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(load_pipelines_[i]);
   }
+  ui::d3d12::util::ReleaseAndNull(load_root_signature_);
 }
 
 void TextureCache::ClearCache() {
diff --git a/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_util.h b/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_util.h
index 65205822f..220aea842 100644
--- a/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_util.h
+++ b/src/xenia/ui/d3d12/d3d12_util.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ namespace ui {
 namespace d3d12 {
 namespace util {
 
-inline bool ReleaseAndNull(IUnknown*& object) {
+template <typename T>
+inline bool ReleaseAndNull(T& object) {
   if (object != nullptr) {
     object->Release();
     object = nullptr;