diff --git a/gio/gdbusconnection.c b/gio/gdbusconnection.c
index 67496be5b..5f5fad0f1 100644
--- a/gio/gdbusconnection.c
+++ b/gio/gdbusconnection.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ typedef struct
 {
   GDestroyNotify              callback;
   gpointer                    user_data;
-  GMainContext               *context;
 } CallDestroyNotifyData;
 
 static gboolean
@@ -236,8 +235,6 @@ call_destroy_notify_data_in_idle (gpointer user_data)
 static void
 call_destroy_notify_data_free (CallDestroyNotifyData *data)
 {
-  if (data->context != NULL)
-    g_main_context_unref (data->context);
   g_free (data);
 }
 
@@ -263,9 +260,6 @@ call_destroy_notify (GMainContext  *context,
   data = g_new0 (CallDestroyNotifyData, 1);
   data->callback = callback;
   data->user_data = user_data;
-  data->context = context;
-  if (data->context != NULL)
-    g_main_context_ref (data->context);
 
   idle_source = g_idle_source_new ();
   g_source_set_priority (idle_source, G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT);
@@ -274,7 +268,7 @@ call_destroy_notify (GMainContext  *context,
                          data,
                          (GDestroyNotify) call_destroy_notify_data_free);
   g_source_set_name (idle_source, "[gio] call_destroy_notify_data_in_idle");
-  g_source_attach (idle_source, data->context);
+  g_source_attach (idle_source, context);
   g_source_unref (idle_source);
 
  out: