diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index 5742c8468c..545711b120 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ void* wxMacCocoaRetain( void* obj )
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
 wxFont::wxFont(WX_NSFont nsfont)
 {
-    [nsfont retain];
     wxNativeFontInfo info;
     SetNativeInfoFromNSFont(nsfont, &info);
     Create(info);