diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/device.c b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
index b13854b083d..83541146c9b 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/device.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/device.c
@@ -3239,12 +3239,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DDeviceImpl_SetVertexDeclaration(IWineD3DDevice* if
         return WINED3D_OK;
     }
 
-    if (NULL != pDecl) {
-        IWineD3DVertexDeclaration_AddRef(pDecl);
-    }
-    if (NULL != oldDecl) {
-        IWineD3DVertexDeclaration_Release(oldDecl);
-    }
     IWineD3DDeviceImpl_MarkStateDirty(This, STATE_VDECL);
     return WINED3D_OK;
 }
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/stateblock.c b/dlls/wined3d/stateblock.c
index 33d42ad0784..ca280278cf6 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/stateblock.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/stateblock.c
@@ -254,10 +254,6 @@ static ULONG  WINAPI IWineD3DStateBlockImpl_Release(IWineD3DStateBlock *iface) {
                 IWineD3DVertexShader_Release(This->vertexShader);
             }
 
-            if (NULL != This->vertexDecl) {
-                IWineD3DVertexDeclaration_Release(This->vertexDecl);
-            }
-
             /* NOTE: according to MSDN: The application is responsible for making sure the texture references are cleared down */
             for (counter = 0; counter < GL_LIMITS(sampler_stages); counter++) {
                 if (This->textures[counter]) {
@@ -502,13 +498,6 @@ static HRESULT  WINAPI IWineD3DStateBlockImpl_Capture(IWineD3DStateBlock *iface)
         if(This->set.vertexDecl && This->vertexDecl != targetStateBlock->vertexDecl){
             TRACE("Updating vertex declaration from %p to %p\n", This->vertexDecl, targetStateBlock->vertexDecl);
 
-            if (targetStateBlock->vertexDecl) {
-                IWineD3DVertexDeclaration_AddRef(targetStateBlock->vertexDecl);
-            }
-            if (This->vertexDecl) {
-                IWineD3DVertexDeclaration_Release(This->vertexDecl);
-            }
-
             This->vertexDecl = targetStateBlock->vertexDecl;
         }