diff --git a/src/gtk/colour.cpp b/src/gtk/colour.cpp
index 5c3e41d015..9ac38bff4b 100644
--- a/src/gtk/colour.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/colour.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxColour,wxGDIObject)
 
 wxColour::wxColour()
 {
-    m_refData = new wxColourRefData();
 }
 
 wxColour::wxColour( unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue )
diff --git a/src/gtk1/colour.cpp b/src/gtk1/colour.cpp
index 5c3e41d015..9ac38bff4b 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/colour.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/colour.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxColour,wxGDIObject)
 
 wxColour::wxColour()
 {
-    m_refData = new wxColourRefData();
 }
 
 wxColour::wxColour( unsigned char red, unsigned char green, unsigned char blue )