diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/ImageHandle.js b/src/platform/web/dom/ImageHandle.js
index ae05e868..fae3799e 100644
--- a/src/platform/web/dom/ImageHandle.js
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/ImageHandle.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 import {BlobHandle} from "./BlobHandle.js";
+import {domEventAsPromise} from "./utils.js";
 
 export class ImageHandle {
     static async fromBlob(blob) {
@@ -106,15 +107,7 @@ export function hasReadPixelPermission() {
 async function loadImgFromBlob(blob) {
     const img = document.createElement("img");
     let detach;
-    const loadPromise = new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-        const reject = evt => _reject(evt.target.error);
-        detach = () => {
-            img.removeEventListener("load", resolve);
-            img.removeEventListener("error", reject);
-        };
-        img.addEventListener("load", resolve);
-        img.addEventListener("error", reject);
-    });
+    const loadPromise = domEventAsPromise(img, "load");
     img.src = blob.url;
     await loadPromise;
     detach();
@@ -124,32 +117,14 @@ async function loadImgFromBlob(blob) {
 async function loadVideoFromBlob(blob) {
     const video = document.createElement("video");
     video.muted = true;
-    let detach;
-    const loadPromise = new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-        const reject = evt => _reject(evt.target.error);
-        detach = () => {
-            video.removeEventListener("loadedmetadata", resolve);
-            video.removeEventListener("error", reject);
-        };
-        video.addEventListener("loadedmetadata", resolve);
-        video.addEventListener("error", reject);
-    });
+    const loadPromise = domEventAsPromise(video, "loadedmetadata");
     video.src = blob.url;
     video.load();
     await loadPromise;
     // seek to the first 1/10s to make sure that drawing the video
     // on a canvas won't give a blank image
-    const seekPromise = new Promise((resolve, _reject) => {
-        const reject = evt => _reject(evt.target.error);
-        detach = () => {
-            video.removeEventListener("seeked", resolve);
-            video.removeEventListener("error", reject);
-        };
-        video.addEventListener("seeked", resolve);
-        video.addEventListener("error", reject);
-    });
+    const seekPromise = domEventAsPromise(video, "seeked");
     video.currentTime = 0.1;
     await seekPromise;
-    detach();
     return video;
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/web/dom/utils.js b/src/platform/web/dom/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a26640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/platform/web/dom/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Matrix.org Foundation C.I.C.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+export function domEventAsPromise(element, successEvent) {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        let detach;
+        const handleError = evt => {
+            detach();
+            reject(evt.target.error);
+        };
+        const handleSuccess = () => {
+            detach();
+            resolve();
+        };
+        detach = () => {
+            element.removeEventListener(successEvent, handleSuccess);
+            element.removeEventListener("error", handleError);
+        };
+        element.addEventListener(successEvent, handleSuccess);
+        element.addEventListener("error", handleError);
+    });
+}