diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
index 6cc0b0d702..ff9b62b550 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.cpp
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ void Plan9FS::thread_main()
             dbg() << "Plan9FS: Thread terminating, error reading";
             return;
         }
-    } while (!m_thread_shutdown.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed));
+    } while (!m_thread_shutdown);
     dbg() << "Plan9FS: Thread terminating";
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
index d1de37a5c7..e371e743a3 100644
--- a/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
+++ b/Kernel/FileSystem/Plan9FileSystem.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ private:
     SpinLock<u8> m_thread_lock;
     RefPtr<Thread> m_thread;
     Atomic<bool> m_thread_running { false };
-    Atomic<bool> m_thread_shutdown { false };
+    Atomic<bool, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_thread_shutdown { false };
 };
 
 class Plan9FSInode final : public Inode {
diff --git a/Kernel/Heap/SlabAllocator.cpp b/Kernel/Heap/SlabAllocator.cpp
index a306537ca9..47e913978a 100644
--- a/Kernel/Heap/SlabAllocator.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Heap/SlabAllocator.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
         }
         slabs[0].next = nullptr;
         m_freelist = &slabs[m_slab_count - 1];
-        m_num_allocated.store(0, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_release);
+        m_num_allocated = 0;
     }
 
     constexpr size_t slab_size() const { return templated_slab_size; }
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
                 next_free = free_slab->next;
             } while (!m_freelist.compare_exchange_strong(free_slab, next_free, AK::memory_order_acq_rel));
 
-            m_num_allocated.fetch_add(1, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_acq_rel);
+            m_num_allocated++;
         }
 
 #ifdef SANITIZE_SLABS
@@ -104,11 +104,11 @@ public:
             free_slab->next = next_free;
         } while (!m_freelist.compare_exchange_strong(next_free, free_slab, AK::memory_order_acq_rel));
 
-        m_num_allocated.fetch_sub(1, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_acq_rel);
+        m_num_allocated--;
     }
 
-    size_t num_allocated() const { return m_num_allocated.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_consume); }
-    size_t num_free() const { return m_slab_count - m_num_allocated.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_consume); }
+    size_t num_allocated() const { return m_num_allocated; }
+    size_t num_free() const { return m_slab_count - m_num_allocated; }
 
 private:
     struct FreeSlab {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private:
     };
 
     Atomic<FreeSlab*> m_freelist { nullptr };
-    Atomic<ssize_t> m_num_allocated;
+    Atomic<ssize_t, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_num_allocated;
     size_t m_slab_count;
     void* m_base { nullptr };
     void* m_end { nullptr };
diff --git a/Kernel/Interrupts/GenericInterruptHandler.h b/Kernel/Interrupts/GenericInterruptHandler.h
index 143bb87137..e6eed7dd6d 100644
--- a/Kernel/Interrupts/GenericInterruptHandler.h
+++ b/Kernel/Interrupts/GenericInterruptHandler.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public:
 
     u8 interrupt_number() const { return m_interrupt_number; }
 
-    size_t get_invoking_count() const { return m_invoking_count.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
+    size_t get_invoking_count() const { return m_invoking_count; }
 
     virtual size_t sharing_devices_count() const = 0;
     virtual bool is_shared_handler() const = 0;
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
     virtual bool eoi() = 0;
     ALWAYS_INLINE void increment_invoking_counter()
     {
-        m_invoking_count.fetch_add(1, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+        m_invoking_count++;
     }
 
 protected:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ protected:
     void disable_remap() { m_disable_remap = true; }
 
 private:
-    Atomic<u32> m_invoking_count { 0 };
+    Atomic<u32, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_invoking_count { 0 };
     u8 m_interrupt_number { 0 };
     bool m_disable_remap { false };
 };
diff --git a/Kernel/Lock.cpp b/Kernel/Lock.cpp
index 416edee21f..f24b8d5fb3 100644
--- a/Kernel/Lock.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Lock.cpp
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ void Lock::lock(Mode mode)
         if (m_lock.exchange(true, AK::memory_order_acq_rel) == false) {
             do {
                 // FIXME: Do not add new readers if writers are queued.
-                auto current_mode = m_mode.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+                Mode current_mode = m_mode;
                 switch (current_mode) {
                 case Mode::Unlocked: {
 #ifdef LOCK_TRACE_DEBUG
                     dbg() << "Lock::lock @ " << this << ": acquire " << mode_to_string(mode) << ", currently unlocked";
 #endif
-                    m_mode.store(mode, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+                    m_mode = mode;
                     ASSERT(!m_holder);
                     ASSERT(m_shared_holders.is_empty());
                     if (mode == Mode::Exclusive) {
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void Lock::unlock()
     ScopedCritical critical; // in case we're not in a critical section already
     for (;;) {
         if (m_lock.exchange(true, AK::memory_order_acq_rel) == false) {
-            auto current_mode = m_mode.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+            Mode current_mode = m_mode;
 #ifdef LOCK_TRACE_DEBUG
             if (current_mode == Mode::Shared)
                 dbg() << "Lock::unlock @ " << this << ": release " << mode_to_string(current_mode) << ", locks held: " << m_times_locked;
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void Lock::unlock()
 
             if (m_times_locked == 0) {
                 ASSERT(current_mode == Mode::Exclusive ? !m_holder : m_shared_holders.is_empty());
-                m_mode.store(Mode::Unlocked, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+                m_mode = Mode::Unlocked;
             }
 
 #ifdef LOCK_DEBUG
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ auto Lock::force_unlock_if_locked(u32& lock_count_to_restore) -> Mode
                 ASSERT(m_times_locked > 0);
                 lock_count_to_restore = m_times_locked;
                 m_times_locked = 0;
-                m_mode.store(Mode::Unlocked, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+                m_mode = Mode::Unlocked;
                 m_lock.store(false, AK::memory_order_release);
 #ifdef LOCK_DEBUG
                 m_holder->holding_lock(*this, -(int)lock_count_to_restore);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ auto Lock::force_unlock_if_locked(u32& lock_count_to_restore) -> Mode
                 ASSERT(m_times_locked >= lock_count_to_restore);
                 m_times_locked -= lock_count_to_restore;
                 if (m_times_locked == 0)
-                    m_mode.store(Mode::Unlocked, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+                    m_mode = Mode::Unlocked;
                 m_lock.store(false, AK::memory_order_release);
                 previous_mode = Mode::Shared;
                 break;
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ void Lock::restore_lock(Mode mode, u32 lock_count)
             switch (mode) {
             case Mode::Exclusive: {
                 auto expected_mode = Mode::Unlocked;
-                if (!m_mode.compare_exchange_strong(expected_mode, Mode::Exclusive, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed))
+                if (!m_mode.compare_exchange_strong(expected_mode, Mode::Exclusive))
                     break;
 #ifdef LOCK_RESTORE_DEBUG
                 dbg() << "Lock::restore_lock @ " << this << ": restoring " << mode_to_string(mode) << " with lock count " << lock_count << ", was unlocked";
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void Lock::restore_lock(Mode mode, u32 lock_count)
             }
             case Mode::Shared: {
                 auto expected_mode = Mode::Unlocked;
-                if (!m_mode.compare_exchange_strong(expected_mode, Mode::Shared, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) && expected_mode != Mode::Shared)
+                if (!m_mode.compare_exchange_strong(expected_mode, Mode::Shared) && expected_mode != Mode::Shared)
                     break;
 #ifdef LOCK_RESTORE_DEBUG
                 dbg() << "Lock::restore_lock @ " << this << ": restoring " << mode_to_string(mode) << " with lock count " << lock_count << ", was " << mode_to_string(expected_mode);
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ void Lock::restore_lock(Mode mode, u32 lock_count)
 
 void Lock::clear_waiters()
 {
-    ASSERT(m_mode.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) != Mode::Shared);
+    ASSERT(m_mode != Mode::Shared);
     m_queue.wake_all();
 }
 
diff --git a/Kernel/Lock.h b/Kernel/Lock.h
index 85a0ad08b4..4d5e8bd6f9 100644
--- a/Kernel/Lock.h
+++ b/Kernel/Lock.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     void unlock();
     [[nodiscard]] Mode force_unlock_if_locked(u32&);
     void restore_lock(Mode, u32);
-    bool is_locked() const { return m_mode.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) != Mode::Unlocked; }
+    bool is_locked() const { return m_mode != Mode::Unlocked; }
     void clear_waiters();
 
     const char* name() const { return m_name; }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ private:
     Atomic<bool> m_lock { false };
     const char* m_name { nullptr };
     WaitQueue m_queue;
-    Atomic<Mode> m_mode { Mode::Unlocked };
+    Atomic<Mode, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_mode { Mode::Unlocked };
 
     // When locked exclusively, only the thread already holding the lock can
     // lock it again. When locked in shared mode, any thread can do that.
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index df4f332899..d6d6cbd000 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ public:
 
     bool is_dead() const { return m_dead; }
 
-    bool is_stopped() const { return m_is_stopped.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
-    bool set_stopped(bool stopped) { return m_is_stopped.exchange(stopped, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
+    bool is_stopped() const { return m_is_stopped; }
+    bool set_stopped(bool stopped) { return m_is_stopped.exchange(stopped); }
 
     bool is_kernel_process() const { return m_is_kernel_process; }
     bool is_user_process() const { return !m_is_kernel_process; }
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ private:
     const bool m_is_kernel_process;
     bool m_dead { false };
     bool m_profiling { false };
-    Atomic<bool> m_is_stopped { false };
+    Atomic<bool, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_is_stopped { false };
     bool m_should_dump_core { false };
 
     RefPtr<Custody> m_executable;
diff --git a/Kernel/Thread.h b/Kernel/Thread.h
index 8de108bd98..6c0ef52571 100644
--- a/Kernel/Thread.h
+++ b/Kernel/Thread.h
@@ -750,8 +750,9 @@ public:
         m_in_block = true;
         T t(forward<Args>(args)...);
 
-        Atomic<bool> timeout_unblocked(false);
-        Atomic<bool> did_unblock(false);
+        // Relaxed semantics are fine for timeout_unblocked because we
+        // synchronize on the spin locks already.
+        Atomic<bool, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> timeout_unblocked(false);
         RefPtr<Timer> timer;
         {
             switch (state()) {
@@ -785,7 +786,7 @@ public:
                     // NOTE: this may execute on the same or any other processor!
                     ScopedSpinLock scheduler_lock(g_scheduler_lock);
                     ScopedSpinLock block_lock(m_block_lock);
-                    if (m_blocker && timeout_unblocked.exchange(true, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) == false)
+                    if (m_blocker && timeout_unblocked.exchange(true) == false)
                         unblock();
                 });
                 if (!timer) {
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@ public:
             }
             // Prevent the timeout from unblocking this thread if it happens to
             // be in the process of firing already
-            did_timeout |= timeout_unblocked.exchange(true, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed);
+            did_timeout |= timeout_unblocked.exchange(true);
             if (m_blocker) {
                 // Remove ourselves...
                 ASSERT(m_blocker == &t);
diff --git a/Kernel/TimerQueue.h b/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
index a70911e972..87f73af7f8 100644
--- a/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
+++ b/Kernel/TimerQueue.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ private:
     Function<void()> m_callback;
     Timer* m_next { nullptr };
     Timer* m_prev { nullptr };
-    Atomic<bool> m_queued { false };
+    Atomic<bool, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_queued { false };
 
     bool operator<(const Timer& rhs) const
     {
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ private:
     {
         return m_id == rhs.m_id;
     }
-    bool is_queued() const { return m_queued.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
-    void set_queued(bool queued) { m_queued.store(queued, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
+    bool is_queued() const { return m_queued; }
+    void set_queued(bool queued) { m_queued = queued; }
     u64 now(bool) const;
 };
 
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
index f26eacb0a3..40948fc060 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void MemoryManager::parse_memory_map()
     ASSERT(m_user_physical_pages > 0);
 
     // We start out with no committed pages
-    m_user_physical_pages_uncommitted = m_user_physical_pages;
+    m_user_physical_pages_uncommitted = m_user_physical_pages.load();
 }
 
 PageTableEntry* MemoryManager::pte(PageDirectory& page_directory, VirtualAddress vaddr)
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h
index 9da4efaf3b..c99f30933d 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h
+++ b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h
@@ -208,12 +208,12 @@ private:
     RefPtr<PhysicalPage> m_shared_zero_page;
     RefPtr<PhysicalPage> m_lazy_committed_page;
 
-    unsigned m_user_physical_pages { 0 };
-    unsigned m_user_physical_pages_used { 0 };
-    unsigned m_user_physical_pages_committed { 0 };
-    unsigned m_user_physical_pages_uncommitted { 0 };
-    unsigned m_super_physical_pages { 0 };
-    unsigned m_super_physical_pages_used { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_user_physical_pages { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_user_physical_pages_used { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_user_physical_pages_committed { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_user_physical_pages_uncommitted { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_super_physical_pages { 0 };
+    Atomic<unsigned, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_super_physical_pages_used { 0 };
 
     NonnullRefPtrVector<PhysicalRegion> m_user_physical_regions;
     NonnullRefPtrVector<PhysicalRegion> m_super_physical_regions;
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/VMObject.h b/Kernel/VM/VMObject.h
index 2a48daa66a..bfec830ea9 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/VMObject.h
+++ b/Kernel/VM/VMObject.h
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ public:
     VMObject* m_next { nullptr };
     VMObject* m_prev { nullptr };
 
-    ALWAYS_INLINE void ref_region() { m_regions_count.fetch_add(1, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
-    ALWAYS_INLINE void unref_region() { m_regions_count.fetch_sub(1, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed); }
-    ALWAYS_INLINE bool is_shared_by_multiple_regions() const { return m_regions_count.load(AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed) > 1; }
+    ALWAYS_INLINE void ref_region() { m_regions_count++; }
+    ALWAYS_INLINE void unref_region() { m_regions_count--; }
+    ALWAYS_INLINE bool is_shared_by_multiple_regions() const { return m_regions_count > 1; }
 
 protected:
     explicit VMObject(size_t);
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ private:
     VMObject& operator=(VMObject&&) = delete;
     VMObject(VMObject&&) = delete;
 
-    Atomic<u32> m_regions_count { 0 };
+    Atomic<u32, AK::MemoryOrder::memory_order_relaxed> m_regions_count { 0 };
 };
 
 }