diff --git a/src/dawn_native/ObjectBase.h b/src/dawn_native/ObjectBase.h
index c234da0..5c91628 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/ObjectBase.h
+++ b/src/dawn_native/ObjectBase.h
@@ -60,12 +60,8 @@
         // by the owning device.
         bool IsAlive() const;
 
-        // Allow virtual overriding of actual destroy call in order to allow for re-using of base
-        // destruction oerations. Classes that override this function should almost always call this
-        // class's implementation in the override. This needs to be public because it can be called
-        // from the device owning the object. Returns true iff destruction occurs. Upon any re-calls
-        // of the function it will return false to indicate no further operations should be taken.
-        virtual bool Destroy();
+        // This needs to be public because it can be called from the device owning the object.
+        void Destroy();
 
         // Dawn API
         void APISetLabel(const char* label);
@@ -84,12 +80,11 @@
         void DeleteThis() override;
         void TrackInDevice();
 
-        // Thread-safe manner to mark an object as destroyed. Returns true iff the call was the
-        // "winning" attempt to destroy the object. This is useful when sub-classes may have extra
-        // pre-destruction steps that need to occur only once, i.e. Buffer needs to be unmapped
-        // before being destroyed.
-        bool MarkDestroyed();
-        virtual void DestroyImpl();
+        // Sub-classes may override this function multiple times. Whenever overriding this function,
+        // however, users should be sure to call their parent's version in the new override to make
+        // sure that all destroy functionality is kept. This function is guaranteed to only be
+        // called once through the exposed Destroy function.
+        virtual void DestroyImpl() = 0;
 
       private:
         virtual void SetLabelImpl();