diff --git a/angelscript/source/as_scriptobject.cpp b/angelscript/source/as_scriptobject.cpp
index 260792e..17cabd6 100644
--- a/angelscript/source/as_scriptobject.cpp
+++ b/angelscript/source/as_scriptobject.cpp
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@ asCScriptObject::asCScriptObject(asCObjectType *ot, bool doInitialize)
 {
 	refCount.set(1);
 	objType = ot;
-	objType->AddRef();
 	isDestructCalled = false;
 	extra = 0;
 	hasRefCountReachedZero = false;
@@ -481,7 +480,6 @@ asCScriptObject::~asCScriptObject()
 		}
 	}
 
-	objType->Release();
 	objType = 0;
 
 	// Something is really wrong if the refCount is not 0 by now