diff --git a/cidre/src/ca/metal_layer.rs b/cidre/src/ca/metal_layer.rs
index 22c091cd..06bb8e0b 100644
--- a/cidre/src/ca/metal_layer.rs
+++ b/cidre/src/ca/metal_layer.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ define_obj_type!(
 
 pub trait MetalDrawable<T: objc::Obj>: mtl::Drawable<T> {
     #[objc::msg_send(texture)]
-    fn texture(&self) -> arc::R<mtl::Texture>;
+    fn texture(&self) -> &mtl::Texture;
 
     #[objc::msg_send(layer)]
-    fn layer(&self) -> arc::R<MetalLayer>;
+    fn layer(&self) -> &MetalLayer;
 }
 
 define_obj_type!(pub AnyMetalDrawable(ns::Id));
diff --git a/cidre/src/mtl/render_pipeline.rs b/cidre/src/mtl/render_pipeline.rs
index 231961fb..6a84bef2 100644
--- a/cidre/src/mtl/render_pipeline.rs
+++ b/cidre/src/mtl/render_pipeline.rs
@@ -271,10 +271,10 @@ impl State {
     define_mtl!(gpu_res_id);
 
     #[objc::msg_send(device)]
-    pub fn device(&self) -> arc::R<mtl::Device>;
+    pub fn device(&self) -> &mtl::Device;
 
     #[objc::msg_send(label)]
-    pub fn label(&self) -> Option<arc::R<ns::String>>;
+    pub fn label(&self) -> Option<&ns::String>;
 
     #[objc::msg_send(maxTotalThreadsPerThreadgroup)]
     pub fn max_total_threads_per_threadgroup(&self) -> usize;