diff --git a/gio/gicon.c b/gio/gicon.c
index cd69922f1..1f1ccd30d 100644
--- a/gio/gicon.c
+++ b/gio/gicon.c
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ g_icon_new_from_tokens (char   **tokens,
       goto out;
     }
 
-  klass = g_type_class_ref (type);
+  klass = g_type_class_get (type);
   if (klass == NULL)
     {
       g_set_error (error,
@@ -382,8 +382,6 @@ g_icon_new_from_tokens (char   **tokens,
   icon = icon_iface->from_tokens (tokens + 1, num_tokens - 1, version, error);
 
  out:
-  if (klass != NULL)
-    g_type_class_unref (klass);
   return icon;
 }
 
@@ -494,11 +492,10 @@ g_icon_deserialize_emblem (GVariant *value)
           GEnumClass *origin_class;
           GEnumValue *origin_value;
 
-          origin_class = g_type_class_ref (G_TYPE_EMBLEM_ORIGIN);
+          origin_class = g_type_class_get (G_TYPE_EMBLEM_ORIGIN);
           origin_value = g_enum_get_value_by_nick (origin_class, origin_nick);
           if (origin_value)
             emblem = g_emblem_new_with_origin (emblem_icon, origin_value->value);
-          g_type_class_unref (origin_class);
         }
 
       /* We didn't create it with an origin, so do it without. */