diff --git a/generator/templates/api_cpp.h b/generator/templates/api_cpp.h
index 2bd475eeb2..54bf66d8ea 100644
--- a/generator/templates/api_cpp.h
+++ b/generator/templates/api_cpp.h
@@ -136,11 +136,17 @@ namespace {{metadata.namespace}} {
         CType Get() const {
             return mHandle;
         }
+        // TODO(dawn:1639) Deprecate Release after uses have been removed.
         CType Release() {
             CType result = mHandle;
             mHandle = 0;
             return result;
         }
+        CType MoveToCHandle() {
+            CType result = mHandle;
+            mHandle = 0;
+            return result;
+        }
         static Derived Acquire(CType handle) {
             Derived result;
             result.mHandle = handle;
diff --git a/src/dawn/samples/CHelloTriangle.cpp b/src/dawn/samples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
index c3b6ab367c..59451ca734 100644
--- a/src/dawn/samples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/samples/CHelloTriangle.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ WGPURenderPipeline pipeline;
 WGPUTextureFormat swapChainFormat;
 
 void init() {
-    device = CreateCppDawnDevice().Release();
+    device = CreateCppDawnDevice().MoveToCHandle();
     queue = wgpuDeviceGetQueue(device);
-    swapchain = GetSwapChain().Release();
+    swapchain = GetSwapChain().MoveToCHandle();
     swapChainFormat = static_cast<WGPUTextureFormat>(GetPreferredSwapChainTextureFormat());
 
     const char* vs = R"(
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ void init() {
             );
             return vec4f(pos[VertexIndex], 0.0, 1.0);
         })";
-    WGPUShaderModule vsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, vs).Release();
+    WGPUShaderModule vsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, vs).MoveToCHandle();
 
     const char* fs = R"(
         @fragment fn main() -> @location(0) vec4f {
             return vec4f(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
         })";
-    WGPUShaderModule fsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, fs).Release();
+    WGPUShaderModule fsModule = utils::CreateShaderModule(device, fs).MoveToCHandle();
 
     {
         WGPURenderPipelineDescriptor descriptor = {};
diff --git a/src/dawn/tests/unittests/ObjectBaseTests.cpp b/src/dawn/tests/unittests/ObjectBaseTests.cpp
index 56abe74fa6..c60f4aee69 100644
--- a/src/dawn/tests/unittests/ObjectBaseTests.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn/tests/unittests/ObjectBaseTests.cpp
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ TEST(ObjectBase, Get) {
     ASSERT_EQ(1, refcount);
 }
 
-// Test that Release consumes the C++ object into a C object and doesn't release
-TEST(ObjectBase, Release) {
+// Test that MoveToCHandle consumes the C++ object into a C object and doesn't release
+TEST(ObjectBase, MoveToCHandle) {
     int refcount = 1;
     {
         Object obj(&refcount);
         ASSERT_EQ(2, refcount);
 
-        ASSERT_EQ(&refcount, obj.Release());
+        ASSERT_EQ(&refcount, obj.MoveToCHandle());
         ASSERT_EQ(nullptr, obj.Get());
         ASSERT_EQ(2, refcount);
     }