diff --git a/layers/core_validation.cpp b/layers/core_validation.cpp
index 2f4a5e8..e7aa6db 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation.cpp
+++ b/layers/core_validation.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     unordered_set<VkCommandBuffer> globalInFlightCmdBuffers;
     // Layer specific data
     unordered_map<VkSampler, unique_ptr<SAMPLER_NODE>> samplerMap;
-    unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> imageViewMap;
+    unordered_map<VkImageView, unique_ptr<VkImageViewCreateInfo>> imageViewMap;
     unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> imageMap;
     unordered_map<VkBufferView, unique_ptr<VkBufferViewCreateInfo>> bufferViewMap;
     unordered_map<VkBuffer, unique_ptr<BUFFER_NODE>> bufferMap;
@@ -261,18 +261,26 @@
 // TODO : This can be much smarter, using separate locks for separate global data
 static std::mutex global_lock;
 
+// Return ImageViewCreateInfo ptr for specified imageView or else NULL
+VkImageViewCreateInfo *getImageViewData(const layer_data *dev_data, const VkImageView image_view) {
+    auto iv_it = dev_data->imageViewMap.find(image_view);
+    if (iv_it == dev_data->imageViewMap.end()) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return iv_it->second.get();
+}
 // Return sampler node ptr for specified sampler or else NULL
-SAMPLER_NODE *getSamplerNode(const layer_data *my_data, const VkSampler sampler) {
-    auto sampler_it = my_data->samplerMap.find(sampler);
-    if (sampler_it == my_data->samplerMap.end()) {
+SAMPLER_NODE *getSamplerNode(const layer_data *dev_data, const VkSampler sampler) {
+    auto sampler_it = dev_data->samplerMap.find(sampler);
+    if (sampler_it == dev_data->samplerMap.end()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     return sampler_it->second.get();
 }
 // Return buffer node ptr for specified buffer or else NULL
-BUFFER_NODE *getBufferNode(const layer_data *my_data, const VkBuffer buffer) {
-    auto buff_it = my_data->bufferMap.find(buffer);
-    if (buff_it == my_data->bufferMap.end()) {
+BUFFER_NODE *getBufferNode(const layer_data *dev_data, const VkBuffer buffer) {
+    auto buff_it = dev_data->bufferMap.find(buffer);
+    if (buff_it == dev_data->bufferMap.end()) {
         return nullptr;
     }
     return buff_it->second.get();
@@ -3385,10 +3393,10 @@
 }
 
 void SetLayout(const layer_data *dev_data, GLOBAL_CB_NODE *pCB, VkImageView imageView, const VkImageLayout &layout) {
-    auto image_view_data = dev_data->imageViewMap.find(imageView);
-    assert(image_view_data != dev_data->imageViewMap.end());
-    const VkImage &image = image_view_data->second.image;
-    const VkImageSubresourceRange &subRange = image_view_data->second.subresourceRange;
+    auto iv_data = getImageViewData(dev_data, imageView);
+    assert(iv_data);
+    const VkImage &image = iv_data->image;
+    const VkImageSubresourceRange &subRange = iv_data->subresourceRange;
     // TODO: Do not iterate over every possibility - consolidate where possible
     for (uint32_t j = 0; j < subRange.levelCount; j++) {
         uint32_t level = subRange.baseMipLevel + j;
@@ -5523,9 +5531,8 @@
 
     if (VK_SUCCESS == result) {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(global_lock);
-        VkImageViewCreateInfo localCI = VkImageViewCreateInfo(*pCreateInfo);
-        ResolveRemainingLevelsLayers(dev_data, &localCI.subresourceRange, pCreateInfo->image);
-        dev_data->imageViewMap[*pView] = localCI;
+        dev_data->imageViewMap[*pView] = unique_ptr<VkImageViewCreateInfo>(new VkImageViewCreateInfo(*pCreateInfo));
+        ResolveRemainingLevelsLayers(dev_data, &dev_data->imageViewMap[*pView].get()->subresourceRange, pCreateInfo->image);
     }
 
     return result;
@@ -5891,10 +5898,10 @@
                                                  VkDescriptorSet *pDescriptorSets,
                                                  const cvdescriptorset::AllocateDescriptorSetsData *common_data) {
     // All the updates are contained in a single cvdescriptorset function
-    cvdescriptorset::PerformAllocateDescriptorSets(
-        pAllocateInfo, pDescriptorSets, common_data, &dev_data->descriptorPoolMap, &dev_data->setMap, dev_data,
-        dev_data->descriptorSetLayoutMap, dev_data->imageViewMap, dev_data->imageMap,
-        dev_data->device_extensions.imageToSwapchainMap, dev_data->device_extensions.swapchainMap);
+    cvdescriptorset::PerformAllocateDescriptorSets(pAllocateInfo, pDescriptorSets, common_data, &dev_data->descriptorPoolMap,
+                                                   &dev_data->setMap, dev_data, dev_data->descriptorSetLayoutMap,
+                                                   dev_data->imageMap, dev_data->device_extensions.imageToSwapchainMap,
+                                                   dev_data->device_extensions.swapchainMap);
 }
 
 VKAPI_ATTR VkResult VKAPI_CALL
@@ -6676,10 +6683,10 @@
     bool skip_call = false;
 
     for (auto imageView : pCB->updateImages) {
-        auto iv_data = dev_data->imageViewMap.find(imageView);
-        if (iv_data == dev_data->imageViewMap.end())
+        auto iv_data = getImageViewData(dev_data, imageView);
+        if (!iv_data)
             continue;
-        VkImage image = iv_data->second.image;
+        VkImage image = iv_data->image;
         VkDeviceMemory mem;
         skip_call |=
             get_mem_binding_from_object(dev_data, (uint64_t)image, VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_IMAGE_EXT, &mem);
@@ -8126,14 +8133,14 @@
         }
         for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pCreateInfo->attachmentCount; ++i) {
             VkImageView view = pCreateInfo->pAttachments[i];
-            auto view_data = dev_data->imageViewMap.find(view);
-            if (view_data == dev_data->imageViewMap.end()) {
+            auto view_data = getImageViewData(dev_data, view);
+            if (!view_data) {
                 continue;
             }
             MT_FB_ATTACHMENT_INFO fb_info;
-            get_mem_binding_from_object(dev_data, (uint64_t)(view_data->second.image), VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_IMAGE_EXT,
+            get_mem_binding_from_object(dev_data, (uint64_t)(view_data->image), VK_DEBUG_REPORT_OBJECT_TYPE_IMAGE_EXT,
                                         &fb_info.mem);
-            fb_info.image = view_data->second.image;
+            fb_info.image = view_data->image;
             fbNode.attachments.push_back(fb_info);
         }
     }
@@ -8258,19 +8265,19 @@
                 overlapping_attachments[j].push_back(i);
                 continue;
             }
-            auto view_data_i = my_data->imageViewMap.find(viewi);
-            auto view_data_j = my_data->imageViewMap.find(viewj);
-            if (view_data_i == my_data->imageViewMap.end() || view_data_j == my_data->imageViewMap.end()) {
+            auto view_data_i = getImageViewData(my_data, viewi);
+            auto view_data_j = getImageViewData(my_data, viewj);
+            if (!view_data_i || !view_data_j) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (view_data_i->second.image == view_data_j->second.image &&
-                isRegionOverlapping(view_data_i->second.subresourceRange, view_data_j->second.subresourceRange)) {
+            if (view_data_i->image == view_data_j->image &&
+                isRegionOverlapping(view_data_i->subresourceRange, view_data_j->subresourceRange)) {
                 overlapping_attachments[i].push_back(j);
                 overlapping_attachments[j].push_back(i);
                 continue;
             }
-            auto image_data_i = my_data->imageMap.find(view_data_i->second.image);
-            auto image_data_j = my_data->imageMap.find(view_data_j->second.image);
+            auto image_data_i = my_data->imageMap.find(view_data_i->image);
+            auto image_data_j = my_data->imageMap.find(view_data_j->image);
             if (image_data_i == my_data->imageMap.end() || image_data_j == my_data->imageMap.end()) {
                 continue;
             }
@@ -8723,10 +8730,10 @@
     }
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < pRenderPassInfo->attachmentCount; ++i) {
         const VkImageView &image_view = framebufferInfo.pAttachments[i];
-        auto image_data = dev_data->imageViewMap.find(image_view);
-        assert(image_data != dev_data->imageViewMap.end());
-        const VkImage &image = image_data->second.image;
-        const VkImageSubresourceRange &subRange = image_data->second.subresourceRange;
+        auto image_data = getImageViewData(dev_data, image_view);
+        assert(image_data);
+        const VkImage &image = image_data->image;
+        const VkImageSubresourceRange &subRange = image_data->subresourceRange;
         IMAGE_CMD_BUF_LAYOUT_NODE newNode = {pRenderPassInfo->pAttachments[i].initialLayout,
                                              pRenderPassInfo->pAttachments[i].initialLayout};
         // TODO: Do not iterate over every possibility - consolidate where possible
diff --git a/layers/core_validation_types.h b/layers/core_validation_types.h
index e915ade..e6dcdc8 100644
--- a/layers/core_validation_types.h
+++ b/layers/core_validation_types.h
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@
 DEVICE_MEM_INFO *getMemObjInfo(const layer_data *, const VkDeviceMemory);
 VkBufferViewCreateInfo *getBufferViewInfo(const layer_data *, const VkBufferView);
 SAMPLER_NODE *getSamplerNode(const layer_data *, const VkSampler);
+VkImageViewCreateInfo *getImageViewData(const layer_data *, const VkImageView);
 }
 
 #endif // CORE_VALIDATION_TYPES_H_
diff --git a/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp b/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
index ed25030..e3f6e9d 100644
--- a/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
+++ b/layers/descriptor_sets.cpp
@@ -265,12 +265,11 @@
 
 cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSet::DescriptorSet(const VkDescriptorSet set, const DescriptorSetLayout *layout,
                                               const core_validation::layer_data *dev_data,
-                                              const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> *image_view_map,
                                               const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *image_map,
                                               const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *image_to_swapchain_map,
                                               const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> *swapchain_map)
-    : some_update_(false), set_(set), p_layout_(layout), device_data_(dev_data), image_view_map_(image_view_map),
-      image_map_(image_map), image_to_swapchain_map_(image_to_swapchain_map), swapchain_map_(swapchain_map) {
+    : some_update_(false), set_(set), p_layout_(layout), device_data_(dev_data), image_map_(image_map),
+      image_to_swapchain_map_(image_to_swapchain_map), swapchain_map_(swapchain_map) {
     // Foreach binding, create default descriptors of given type
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < p_layout_->GetBindingCount(); ++i) {
         auto type = p_layout_->GetTypeFromIndex(i);
@@ -584,13 +583,13 @@
 }
 
 bool cvdescriptorset::ValidateImageUpdate(VkImageView image_view, VkImageLayout image_layout, VkDescriptorType type,
-                                          const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> *image_view_map,
+                                          const core_validation::layer_data *dev_data,
                                           const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *image_map,
                                           const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *image_to_swapchain_map,
                                           const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> *swapchain_map,
                                           std::string *error) {
-    auto image_pair = image_view_map->find(image_view);
-    if (image_pair == image_view_map->end()) {
+    auto iv_data = getImageViewData(dev_data, image_view);
+    if (!iv_data) {
         std::stringstream error_str;
         error_str << "Invalid VkImageView: " << image_view;
         *error = error_str.str();
@@ -598,8 +597,8 @@
     }
     // Validate that imageLayout is compatible with aspect_mask and image format
     //  and validate that image usage bits are correct for given usage
-    VkImageAspectFlags aspect_mask = image_pair->second.subresourceRange.aspectMask;
-    VkImage image = image_pair->second.image;
+    VkImageAspectFlags aspect_mask = iv_data->subresourceRange.aspectMask;
+    VkImage image = iv_data->image;
     VkFormat format = VK_FORMAT_MAX_ENUM;
     VkImageUsageFlags usage = 0;
     auto img_pair = image_map->find(image);
@@ -1035,7 +1034,7 @@
             // Validate image
             auto image_view = update->pImageInfo[di].imageView;
             auto image_layout = update->pImageInfo[di].imageLayout;
-            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, update->descriptorType, image_view_map_, image_map_,
+            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, update->descriptorType, device_data_, image_map_,
                                      image_to_swapchain_map_, swapchain_map_, error)) {
                 std::stringstream error_str;
                 error_str << "Attempted write update to combined image sampler descriptor failed due to: " << error->c_str();
@@ -1067,7 +1066,7 @@
         for (uint32_t di = 0; di < update->descriptorCount; ++di) {
             auto image_view = update->pImageInfo[di].imageView;
             auto image_layout = update->pImageInfo[di].imageLayout;
-            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, update->descriptorType, image_view_map_, image_map_,
+            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, update->descriptorType, device_data_, image_map_,
                                      image_to_swapchain_map_, swapchain_map_, error)) {
                 std::stringstream error_str;
                 error_str << "Attempted write update to image descriptor failed due to: " << error->c_str();
@@ -1158,7 +1157,7 @@
             // Validate image
             auto image_view = img_samp_desc->GetImageView();
             auto image_layout = img_samp_desc->GetImageLayout();
-            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, type, image_view_map_, image_map_, image_to_swapchain_map_,
+            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, type, device_data_, image_map_, image_to_swapchain_map_,
                                      swapchain_map_, error)) {
                 std::stringstream error_str;
                 error_str << "Attempted copy update to combined image sampler descriptor failed due to: " << error->c_str();
@@ -1172,7 +1171,7 @@
             auto img_desc = static_cast<const ImageDescriptor *>(src_set->descriptors_[index + di].get());
             auto image_view = img_desc->GetImageView();
             auto image_layout = img_desc->GetImageLayout();
-            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, type, image_view_map_, image_map_, image_to_swapchain_map_,
+            if (!ValidateImageUpdate(image_view, image_layout, type, device_data_, image_map_, image_to_swapchain_map_,
                                      swapchain_map_, error)) {
                 std::stringstream error_str;
                 error_str << "Attempted copy update to image descriptor failed due to: " << error->c_str();
@@ -1284,7 +1283,6 @@
     const AllocateDescriptorSetsData *ds_data, std::unordered_map<VkDescriptorPool, DESCRIPTOR_POOL_NODE *> *pool_map,
     std::unordered_map<VkDescriptorSet, cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSet *> *set_map, const core_validation::layer_data *dev_data,
     const std::unordered_map<VkDescriptorSetLayout, cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout *> &layout_map,
-    const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> &image_view_map,
     const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> &image_map,
     const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> &image_to_swapchain_map,
     const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> &swapchain_map) {
@@ -1298,8 +1296,8 @@
      * global map and the pool's set.
      */
     for (uint32_t i = 0; i < p_alloc_info->descriptorSetCount; i++) {
-        auto new_ds = new cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSet(descriptor_sets[i], ds_data->layout_nodes[i], dev_data, &image_view_map,
-                                                         &image_map, &image_to_swapchain_map, &swapchain_map);
+        auto new_ds = new cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSet(descriptor_sets[i], ds_data->layout_nodes[i], dev_data, &image_map,
+                                                         &image_to_swapchain_map, &swapchain_map);
 
         pool_state->sets.insert(new_ds);
         new_ds->in_use.store(0);
diff --git a/layers/descriptor_sets.h b/layers/descriptor_sets.h
index eddbff3..16763f8 100644
--- a/layers/descriptor_sets.h
+++ b/layers/descriptor_sets.h
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@
 // Shared helper functions - These are useful because the shared sampler image descriptor type
 //  performs common functions with both sampler and image descriptors so they can share their common functions
 bool ValidateSampler(const VkSampler, const core_validation::layer_data *);
-bool ValidateImageUpdate(VkImageView, VkImageLayout, VkDescriptorType,
-                         const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> *,
+bool ValidateImageUpdate(VkImageView, VkImageLayout, VkDescriptorType, const core_validation::layer_data *,
                          const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *, const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *,
                          const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> *, std::string *);
 
@@ -269,7 +268,6 @@
                                    std::unordered_map<VkDescriptorSet, cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSet *> *,
                                    const core_validation::layer_data *,
                                    const std::unordered_map<VkDescriptorSetLayout, cvdescriptorset::DescriptorSetLayout *> &,
-                                   const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> &,
                                    const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> &,
                                    const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> &,
                                    const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> &);
@@ -296,8 +294,7 @@
   public:
     using BASE_NODE::in_use;
     DescriptorSet(const VkDescriptorSet, const DescriptorSetLayout *, const core_validation::layer_data *,
-                  const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> *, const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *,
-                  const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *,
+                  const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *, const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *,
                   const std::unordered_map<VkSwapchainKHR, SWAPCHAIN_NODE *> *);
     ~DescriptorSet();
     // A number of common Get* functions that return data based on layout from which this set was created
@@ -375,7 +372,6 @@
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Descriptor>> descriptors_;
     // Ptrs to object containers to verify bound data
     const core_validation::layer_data *device_data_;
-    const std::unordered_map<VkImageView, VkImageViewCreateInfo> *image_view_map_;
     // TODO : For next 3 maps all we really need (currently) is an image to format mapping
     const std::unordered_map<VkImage, IMAGE_NODE> *image_map_;
     const std::unordered_map<VkImage, VkSwapchainKHR> *image_to_swapchain_map_;