diff --git a/libs/hwui/Caches.cpp b/libs/hwui/Caches.cpp
index aa73d44af14b4..2763e89e19c75 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Caches.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Caches.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void Caches::initStaticProperties() {
 
 void Caches::terminate() {
     if (!mInitialized) return;
-    mRegionMesh.release();
+    mRegionMesh.reset(nullptr);
 
     fboCache.clear();
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp
index 0bcd83a1a0506..070c3d70a069b 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/GammaFontRenderer.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ void Lookup3GammaFontRenderer::endPrecaching() {
 
 void Lookup3GammaFontRenderer::clear() {
     for (int i = 0; i < kGammaCount; i++) {
-        mRenderers[i].release();
+        mRenderers[i].reset(nullptr);
     }
 }
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ void Lookup3GammaFontRenderer::flush() {
 
     if (count <= 1 || min < 0) return;
 
-    mRenderers[min].release();
+    mRenderers[min].reset(nullptr);
 
     // Also eliminate the caches for large glyphs, as they consume significant memory
     for (int i = 0; i < kGammaCount; ++i) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp b/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp
index e16865ede1600..62eeb43a2e2e7 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/Layer.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void Layer::defer(const OpenGLRenderer& rootRenderer) {
 void Layer::cancelDefer() {
     renderNode = nullptr;
     deferredUpdateScheduled = false;
-    deferredList.release();
+    deferredList.reset(nullptr);
 }
 
 void Layer::flush() {