diff --git a/AK/NonnullRefPtr.h b/AK/NonnullRefPtr.h
index fcb4bc245a4..812457a01ad 100644
--- a/AK/NonnullRefPtr.h
+++ b/AK/NonnullRefPtr.h
@@ -148,14 +148,12 @@ public:
         return *this;
     }
 
-    CALLABLE_WHEN(unconsumed)
+    [[nodiscard]] CALLABLE_WHEN(unconsumed)
     SET_TYPESTATE(consumed)
     T& leak_ref()
     {
         ASSERT(m_ptr);
-        T* leakedPtr = m_ptr;
-        m_ptr = nullptr;
-        return *leakedPtr;
+        return *exchange(m_ptr, nullptr);
     }
 
     CALLABLE_WHEN("unconsumed","unknown")
diff --git a/AK/RefPtr.h b/AK/RefPtr.h
index d698cfa261a..5fe7a315364 100644
--- a/AK/RefPtr.h
+++ b/AK/RefPtr.h
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ public:
 
     bool operator!() const { return !m_ptr; }
 
-    T* leak_ref()
+    [[nodiscard]] T* leak_ref()
     {
-        T* leakedPtr = m_ptr;
-        m_ptr = nullptr;
-        return leakedPtr;
+        return exchange(m_ptr, nullptr);
     }
 
     T* ptr() { return m_ptr; }