diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs b/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
index 854c5e4..c222644 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/build.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ fn main() {
     ];
 
     let cpp_headers = [
+        "include/utils.hpp",
         "include/types.hpp",
         "include/platform.hpp",
         "include/device.hpp",
diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp b/oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c358f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+//
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Intel Corporation
+//
+// Under the MIT License or the Apache License v2.0.
+// See LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-APACHE for license information.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT OR Apache-2.0
+//
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <type_traits>
+#include <utility>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/types.hpp"
+#include "rust/cxx.h"
+
+namespace sycl_shims::utils {
+template <typename T>
+using UnwrappedPtr = std::remove_reference_t<decltype(*std::declval<T>().ptr)>;
+
+template <typename T>
+std::vector<UnwrappedPtr<T>> vec_to_vector(rust::Vec<T> &&vec) {
+  std::vector<UnwrappedPtr<T>> vector;
+  for (auto &&e : vec)
+    vector.push_back(std::move(*e.ptr));
+
+  return vector;
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+rust::Vec<T> vector_to_vec(std::vector<UnwrappedPtr<T>> &&vector) {
+  rust::Vec<T> vec;
+  for (auto &&e : vector)
+    vec.push_back(T{std::make_unique<UnwrappedPtr<T>>(e)});
+
+  return vec;
+}
+} // namespace sycl_shims::utils
diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/context.cpp b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/context.cpp
index 1cd1a7a..5b7c79c 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/context.cpp
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/context.cpp
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 //
 
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/context.hpp"
+#include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp"
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/src/context-sys.rs.h"
 
+using sycl_shims::utils::vec_to_vector;
+
 namespace sycl_shims::context {
 std::unique_ptr<Context> new_context(rust::Vec<DevicePtr> devices) {
-  std::vector<sycl::device> raw_devices;
-  for (auto &&d : devices)
-    raw_devices.push_back(std::move(*d.ptr));
-  return std::make_unique<Context>(raw_devices);
+  return std::make_unique<Context>(vec_to_vector(std::move(devices)));
 }
 } // namespace sycl_shims::context
diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/device.cpp b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/device.cpp
index 1063f0f..7244aea 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/device.cpp
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/device.cpp
@@ -7,18 +7,15 @@
 //
 
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/device.hpp"
+#include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp"
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/src/device-sys.rs.h"
 
+using sycl_shims::utils::vector_to_vec;
 using dt = sycl::info::device_type;
 
 namespace sycl_shims::device {
 rust::Vec<DevicePtr> get_devices() {
-  rust::Vec<DevicePtr> devices;
-
-  for (auto &&device : sycl::device::get_devices())
-    devices.push_back(DevicePtr{std::make_unique<Device>(device)});
-
-  return devices;
+  return vector_to_vec<DevicePtr>(sycl::device::get_devices());
 }
 
 DeviceType get_device_type(Device const &device) {
diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/platform.cpp b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/platform.cpp
index 013e254..b76d79f 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/platform.cpp
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/platform.cpp
@@ -7,25 +7,18 @@
 //
 
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/platform.hpp"
+#include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp"
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/src/platform-sys.rs.h"
 
+using sycl_shims::utils::vector_to_vec;
+
 namespace sycl_shims::platform {
 rust::Vec<PlatformPtr> get_platforms() {
-  rust::Vec<PlatformPtr> platforms;
-
-  for (auto &&platform : sycl::platform::get_platforms())
-    platforms.push_back(PlatformPtr{std::make_unique<Platform>(platform)});
-
-  return platforms;
+  return vector_to_vec<PlatformPtr>(sycl::platform::get_platforms());
 }
 
 rust::Vec<DevicePtr> get_devices(Platform const &platform) {
-  rust::Vec<DevicePtr> devices;
-
-  for (auto &&device : platform.get_devices())
-    devices.push_back(DevicePtr{std::make_unique<Device>(device)});
-
-  return devices;
+  return vector_to_vec<DevicePtr>(platform.get_devices());
 }
 
 rust::String get_version(Platform const &platform) {
diff --git a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/queue.cpp b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/queue.cpp
index 8fce66d..272626d 100644
--- a/oneapi-rs-sys/src/queue.cpp
+++ b/oneapi-rs-sys/src/queue.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
 //
 
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/queue.hpp"
+#include "oneapi-rs-sys/include/utils.hpp"
 #include "oneapi-rs-sys/src/queue-sys.rs.h"
 
 using sycl::ext::intel::property::queue::immediate_command_list;
 using sycl::property::queue::in_order;
+using sycl_shims::utils::vec_to_vector;
 
 namespace syclexp = sycl::ext::oneapi::experimental;
 
@@ -39,18 +41,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<Queue> clone(Queue const &queue) {
 std::unique_ptr<Event> memset(std::unique_ptr<Queue> &queue, std::uint8_t *ptr,
                               int value, std::size_t num_bytes,
                               rust::Vec<EventPtr> dep_events) {
-  std::vector<sycl::event> deps;
-  for (auto &&e : dep_events)
-    deps.push_back(std::move(*e.ptr));
-  return std::make_unique<Event>(queue->memset(ptr, value, num_bytes, deps));
+  return std::make_unique<Event>(queue->memset(
+      ptr, value, num_bytes, vec_to_vector(std::move(dep_events))));
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<Event> barrier(std::unique_ptr<Queue> &queue,
                                rust::Vec<EventPtr> dep_events) {
-  std::vector<sycl::event> deps;
-  for (auto &&e : dep_events)
-    deps.push_back(std::move(*e.ptr));
-  return std::make_unique<Event>(queue->ext_oneapi_submit_barrier(deps));
+  return std::make_unique<Event>(
+      queue->ext_oneapi_submit_barrier(vec_to_vector(std::move(dep_events))));
 }
 
 void wait(std::unique_ptr<Queue> &queue) { queue->wait(); }
@@ -102,10 +100,7 @@ launch_3d(std::unique_ptr<Queue> &queue, Range3 global_size, Range3 local_size,
 std::unique_ptr<Event> memcpy(std::unique_ptr<Queue> &queue, std::uint8_t *dest,
                               std::uint8_t const *src, std::size_t num_bytes,
                               rust::Vec<EventPtr> dep_events) {
-  std::vector<sycl::event> deps;
-  for (auto &&e : dep_events)
-    deps.push_back(std::move(*e.ptr));
-
-  return std::make_unique<Event>(queue->memcpy(dest, src, num_bytes, deps));
+  return std::make_unique<Event>(queue->memcpy(
+      dest, src, num_bytes, vec_to_vector(std::move(dep_events))));
 }
 } // namespace sycl_shims::queue