diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/life.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/life.rs
index 778e76d31..7172faa2c 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/life.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/life.rs
@@ -316,17 +316,17 @@ impl<A: HalApi> LifetimeTracker<A> {
                 TempResource::StagingBuffer(raw) => {
                     last_resources
                         .staging_buffers
-                        .insert(raw.tracker_index(), raw);
+                        .insert(raw.tracker_index(), Arc::new(raw));
                 }
                 TempResource::DestroyedBuffer(destroyed) => {
                     last_resources
                         .destroyed_buffers
-                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, destroyed);
+                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, Arc::new(destroyed));
                 }
                 TempResource::DestroyedTexture(destroyed) => {
                     last_resources
                         .destroyed_textures
-                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, destroyed);
+                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, Arc::new(destroyed));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -417,17 +417,19 @@ impl<A: HalApi> LifetimeTracker<A> {
         if let Some(resources) = resources {
             match temp_resource {
                 TempResource::StagingBuffer(raw) => {
-                    resources.staging_buffers.insert(raw.tracker_index(), raw);
+                    resources
+                        .staging_buffers
+                        .insert(raw.tracker_index(), Arc::new(raw));
                 }
                 TempResource::DestroyedBuffer(destroyed) => {
                     resources
                         .destroyed_buffers
-                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, destroyed);
+                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, Arc::new(destroyed));
                 }
                 TempResource::DestroyedTexture(destroyed) => {
                     resources
                         .destroyed_textures
-                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, destroyed);
+                        .insert(destroyed.tracker_index, Arc::new(destroyed));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
index aeb1b1936..3f9c948d7 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/queue.rs
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ pub struct WrappedSubmissionIndex {
 ///   `maintain` call, no longer used anywhere
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum TempResource<A: HalApi> {
-    StagingBuffer(Arc<StagingBuffer<A>>),
-    DestroyedBuffer(Arc<DestroyedBuffer<A>>),
-    DestroyedTexture(Arc<DestroyedTexture<A>>),
+    StagingBuffer(StagingBuffer<A>),
+    DestroyedBuffer(DestroyedBuffer<A>),
+    DestroyedTexture(DestroyedTexture<A>),
 }
 
 /// A series of raw [`CommandBuffer`]s that have been submitted to a
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> PendingWrites<A> {
         self.temp_resources.push(resource);
     }
 
-    fn consume(&mut self, buffer: Arc<StagingBuffer<A>>) {
+    fn consume(&mut self, buffer: StagingBuffer<A>) {
         self.temp_resources
             .push(TempResource::StagingBuffer(buffer));
     }
@@ -453,8 +453,6 @@ impl Global {
         let mut pending_writes = device.pending_writes.lock();
         let pending_writes = pending_writes.as_mut().unwrap();
 
-        let staging_buffer = Arc::new(staging_buffer);
-
         if let Err(flush_error) = unsafe {
             profiling::scope!("copy");
             ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(data.as_ptr(), staging_buffer_ptr.as_ptr(), data.len());
@@ -520,13 +518,12 @@ impl Global {
 
         let device = &queue.device;
 
-        let staging_buffer = hub.staging_buffers.unregister(staging_buffer_id);
-        if staging_buffer.is_none() {
-            return Err(QueueWriteError::Transfer(TransferError::InvalidBufferId(
-                buffer_id,
-            )));
-        }
-        let staging_buffer = staging_buffer.unwrap();
+        let staging_buffer = hub
+            .staging_buffers
+            .unregister(staging_buffer_id)
+            .and_then(Arc::into_inner)
+            .ok_or_else(|| QueueWriteError::Transfer(TransferError::InvalidBufferId(buffer_id)))?;
+
         let mut pending_writes = device.pending_writes.lock();
         let pending_writes = pending_writes.as_mut().unwrap();
 
@@ -837,8 +834,6 @@ impl Global {
         let (staging_buffer, staging_buffer_ptr) =
             prepare_staging_buffer(device, stage_size, device.instance_flags)?;
 
-        let staging_buffer = Arc::new(staging_buffer);
-
         if stage_bytes_per_row == bytes_per_row {
             profiling::scope!("copy aligned");
             // Fast path if the data is already being aligned optimally.
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
index f57970241..638c0d057 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             buffer.initialization_status.write().drain(0..buffer.size);
 
             *buffer.map_state.lock() = resource::BufferMapState::Init {
-                staging_buffer: Arc::new(staging_buffer),
+                staging_buffer,
                 ptr: staging_buffer_ptr,
             };
             hal::BufferUses::COPY_DST
diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
index 69e53c166..6037e61ba 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/resource.rs
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ pub enum BufferMapAsyncStatus {
 pub(crate) enum BufferMapState<A: HalApi> {
     /// Mapped at creation.
     Init {
-        staging_buffer: Arc<StagingBuffer<A>>,
+        staging_buffer: StagingBuffer<A>,
         ptr: NonNull<u8>,
     },
     /// Waiting for GPU to be done before mapping
@@ -767,14 +767,14 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Buffer<A> {
                 mem::take(&mut *guard)
             };
 
-            queue::TempResource::DestroyedBuffer(Arc::new(DestroyedBuffer {
+            queue::TempResource::DestroyedBuffer(DestroyedBuffer {
                 raw: Some(raw),
                 device: Arc::clone(&self.device),
                 submission_index: self.submission_index(),
                 tracker_index: self.tracker_index(),
                 label: self.label().to_owned(),
                 bind_groups,
-            }))
+            })
         };
 
         let mut pending_writes = device.pending_writes.lock();
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Texture<A> {
                 mem::take(&mut *guard)
             };
 
-            queue::TempResource::DestroyedTexture(Arc::new(DestroyedTexture {
+            queue::TempResource::DestroyedTexture(DestroyedTexture {
                 raw: Some(raw),
                 views,
                 bind_groups,
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Texture<A> {
                 tracker_index: self.tracker_index(),
                 submission_index: self.submission_index(),
                 label: self.label().to_owned(),
-            }))
+            })
         };
 
         let mut pending_writes = device.pending_writes.lock();