diff --git a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
index 6e2ce61ef..c70081e91 100644
--- a/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/TextView.cpp
@@ -171,18 +171,13 @@ void TextView::Resources::init(boo::ID3DDataFactory::Context& ctx, FontCache* fc
     };
     m_vtxFmt = ctx.newVertexFormat(13, vdescs);
 
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> blobVert;
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> blobFrag;
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> blobPipe;
     m_regular =
-    ctx.newShaderPipeline(VS, FSReg, blobVert, blobFrag, blobPipe, m_vtxFmt,
+    ctx.newShaderPipeline(VS, FSReg, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, m_vtxFmt,
                           boo::BlendFactor::SrcAlpha, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcAlpha,
                           boo::Primitive::TriStrips, false, false, false);
 
-    blobFrag.Reset();
-    blobPipe.Reset();
     m_subpixel =
-    ctx.newShaderPipeline(nullptr, FSSubpixel, blobVert, blobFrag, blobPipe, m_vtxFmt,
+    ctx.newShaderPipeline(VS, FSSubpixel, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, m_vtxFmt,
                           boo::BlendFactor::SrcColor1, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcColor1,
                           boo::Primitive::TriStrips, false, false, false);
 }
diff --git a/specter/lib/View.cpp b/specter/lib/View.cpp
index a40220765..f9a38623e 100644
--- a/specter/lib/View.cpp
+++ b/specter/lib/View.cpp
@@ -166,10 +166,7 @@ void View::Resources::init(boo::ID3DDataFactory::Context& ctx, const IThemeData&
     };
     m_solidVtxFmt = ctx.newVertexFormat(2, solidvdescs);
 
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> vertBlob;
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> fragBlob;
-    ComPtr<ID3DBlob> pipeBlob;
-    m_solidShader = ctx.newShaderPipeline(SolidVS, SolidFS, vertBlob, fragBlob, pipeBlob, m_solidVtxFmt,
+    m_solidShader = ctx.newShaderPipeline(SolidVS, SolidFS, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, m_solidVtxFmt,
                                           boo::BlendFactor::SrcAlpha, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcAlpha,
                                           boo::Primitive::TriStrips, false, false, false);
 
@@ -180,10 +177,7 @@ void View::Resources::init(boo::ID3DDataFactory::Context& ctx, const IThemeData&
     };
     m_texVtxFmt = ctx.newVertexFormat(2, texvdescs);
 
-    vertBlob.Reset();
-    fragBlob.Reset();
-    pipeBlob.Reset();
-    m_texShader = ctx.newShaderPipeline(TexVS, TexFS, vertBlob, fragBlob, pipeBlob, m_texVtxFmt,
+    m_texShader = ctx.newShaderPipeline(TexVS, TexFS, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, m_texVtxFmt,
                                         boo::BlendFactor::SrcAlpha, boo::BlendFactor::InvSrcAlpha,
                                         boo::Primitive::TriStrips, false, false, false);
 }