diff --git a/src/modules/Image/match.h b/src/modules/Image/match.h
index 964c793685ce5d51c25734395a85d187edcfcbe9..bebbf54418951d9f142d9d726d664c8b78e650d3 100644
--- a/src/modules/Image/match.h
+++ b/src/modules/Image/match.h
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ THREADS_ALLOW();
    
 THREADS_DISALLOW();
     }
-  o->refs++;
   push_object(o);
 }
 #undef NAME