diff --git a/layers/core_validation.cpp b/layers/core_validation.cpp
index 2d1214f..df0e180 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/core_validation.cpp
@@ -3730,7 +3730,7 @@
 void SetLayout(const layer_data *dev_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *pCB, VkImageView imageView, const VkImageLayout &layout) {
     auto view_state = getImageViewState(dev_data, imageView);
     assert(view_state);
-    const VkImage &image = view_state->create_info.image;
+    auto image = view_state->create_info.image;
     const VkImageSubresourceRange &subRange = view_state->create_info.subresourceRange;
     // TODO: Do not iterate over every possibility - consolidate where possible
     for (uint32_t j = 0; j < subRange.levelCount; j++) {
@@ -9213,7 +9213,7 @@
             const VkImageView *image_views = pCreateInfo->pAttachments;
             for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pCreateInfo->attachmentCount; ++i) {
                 auto view_state = getImageViewState(dev_data, image_views[i]);
-                auto ivci = view_state->create_info;
+                auto &ivci = view_state->create_info;
                 if (ivci.format != rpci->pAttachments[i].format) {
                     skip_call |= log_msg(
                         dev_data->report_data, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_ERROR_BIT_EXT, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_EXT,
diff --git a/layers/core_validation_types.h b/layers/core_validation_types.h
index ff2cdbf..5d38a1a 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation_types.h
+++ b/layers/core_validation_types.h
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 
 class BUFFER_VIEW_STATE : public BASE_NODE {
   public:
-    using BASE_NODE::in_use;
     VkBufferView buffer_view;
     VkBufferViewCreateInfo create_info;
     BUFFER_VIEW_STATE() : buffer_view(VK_NULL_HANDLE), create_info{} {};
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@
 
 class IMAGE_VIEW_STATE : public BASE_NODE {
   public:
-    using BASE_NODE::in_use;
     VkImageView image_view;
     VkImageViewCreateInfo create_info;
     IMAGE_VIEW_STATE() : image_view(VK_NULL_HANDLE), create_info{} {};
diff --git a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
index 2ffaa4e..0ea2e69 100644
--- a/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/layer_validation_tests.cpp
@@ -6874,9 +6874,6 @@
     VkFormatProperties format_properties;
     VkResult err = VK_SUCCESS;
     vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(gpu(), VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM, &format_properties);
-    if (!(format_properties.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_BIT)) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(InitState());
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(InitRenderTarget());
@@ -6893,7 +6890,7 @@
     image_ci.arrayLayers = 1;
     image_ci.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
     image_ci.tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
-    image_ci.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
+    image_ci.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_BIT;
     image_ci.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
     image_ci.flags = 0;
     VkImage image;