diff --git a/src/lib/eo/eo.c b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
index fa64ce1..a574819 100644
--- a/src/lib/eo/eo.c
+++ b/src/lib/eo/eo.c
@@ -909,8 +909,6 @@ _eo_add_internal_start(const char *file, int line, const Eo_Class *klass_id, Eo

    _eo_condtor_reset(obj);

-   _eo_ref(obj);
-
    eo_do(eo_id, eo_parent_set(parent_id));

    /* If there's a parent. Unref. Eo_add should return an object with either a
@@ -948,14 +946,11 @@ _eo_add_internal_end(Eo *eo_id)
             klass->desc->name);
         /* Unref twice, once for the ref in _eo_add_internal_start, and once for the basic object ref. */
         _eo_unref(fptr->o.obj);
-        _eo_unref(fptr->o.obj);
         return NULL;
      }

    fptr->o.obj->finalized = EINA_TRUE;

-   _eo_unref(fptr->o.obj);
-
    return (Eo *)eo_id;
 }