diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index afe3066812..c2d9469258 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-2006-02-28  Tristan Van Berkom <tvb@gnome.org>
+2007-02-28  Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkrc.c: Don't leak references to the color-hash 
+	gotten from GtkSettings.  (#409357, Benjamin Berg)
+
+2007-02-28  Tristan Van Berkom <tvb@gnome.org>
 
 	* gtk/gtkradiobutton.c: Fixed a warning from
 	g_object_set (radiobutton, "group", NULL, NULL).
diff --git a/gtk/gtkrc.c b/gtk/gtkrc.c
index 2ba6f3687a..7853b29294 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkrc.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkrc.c
@@ -663,9 +663,6 @@ gtk_rc_color_hash_changed (GtkSettings  *settings,
   
   g_object_get (settings, "color-hash", &context->color_hash, NULL);
 
-  if (context->color_hash)
-    g_hash_table_ref (context->color_hash);
-
   if (!context->reloading)
     gtk_rc_reparse_all_for_settings (settings, TRUE);
 }
@@ -692,9 +689,6 @@ gtk_rc_context_get (GtkSettings *settings)
 		    "color-hash", &context->color_hash,
 		    NULL);
 
-      if (context->color_hash)
-        g_hash_table_ref (context->color_hash);
-
       g_signal_connect (settings,
 			"notify::gtk-theme-name",
 			G_CALLBACK (gtk_rc_settings_changed),