diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
index 38316266521e..418ef2ac82ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
@@ -290,22 +290,12 @@ object_repaired:
 	/* Object was successfully repaired */
 
 	if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT) {
-		/*
-		 * The original object is a package element. We need to
-		 * decrement the reference count of the original object,
-		 * for removing it from the package.
-		 *
-		 * However, if the original object was just wrapped with a
-		 * package object as part of the repair, we don't need to
-		 * change the reference count.
-		 */
+
+		/* Update reference count of new object */
+
 		if (!(info->return_flags & ACPI_OBJECT_WRAPPED)) {
 			new_object->common.reference_count =
 			    return_object->common.reference_count;
-
-			if (return_object->common.reference_count > 1) {
-				return_object->common.reference_count--;
-			}
 		}
 
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_REPAIR,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
index 352265498e90..06037e044694 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
@@ -403,16 +403,12 @@ acpi_ns_repair_CID(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info,
 			return (status);
 		}
 
-		/* Take care with reference counts */
-
 		if (original_element != *element_ptr) {
 
-			/* Element was replaced */
+			/* Update reference count of new object */
 
 			(*element_ptr)->common.reference_count =
 			    original_ref_count;
-
-			acpi_ut_remove_reference(original_element);
 		}
 
 		element_ptr++;