diff --git a/app/widgets/gimptooloptionseditor.c b/app/widgets/gimptooloptionseditor.c
index 9d3950a1a5..da37b2d1e1 100644
--- a/app/widgets/gimptooloptionseditor.c
+++ b/app/widgets/gimptooloptionseditor.c
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ gimp_tool_options_editor_dispose (GObject *object)
 
       for (list = options; list; list = g_list_next (list))
         {
-          g_object_ref (list->data);
           gtk_container_remove (GTK_CONTAINER (editor->p->options_vbox),
                                 GTK_WIDGET (list->data));
         }