diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xevent.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xevent.cc
index b0d1b7177..8b233fb5b 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xevent.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xevent.cc
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ object_ref<XEvent> XEvent::Restore(KernelState* kernel_state,
     evt->event_->Set();
   }
 
-  evt->Retain();
   return object_ref<XEvent>(evt);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/kernel/xthread.cc b/src/xenia/kernel/xthread.cc
index ccd9e1cd7..106ae60be 100644
--- a/src/xenia/kernel/xthread.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/kernel/xthread.cc
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ object_ref<XThread> XThread::Restore(KernelState* kernel_state,
     thread->emulator()->debugger()->OnThreadCreated(thread);
   }
 
-  return retain_object(thread);
+  return object_ref<XThread>(thread);
 }
 
 XHostThread::XHostThread(KernelState* kernel_state, uint32_t stack_size,