diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
index 93752d35f8..87f1d7e88c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_smart.c
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ evas_object_smart_cleanup(Evas_Object *obj)
    obj->smart.parent = NULL;
    obj->smart.data = NULL;
    obj->smart.smart = NULL;
-   if (s) evas_object_smart_unuse(s);
 }
 
 /* all nice and private */
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
index 523a0b6405..a250531327 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_smart.c
@@ -147,5 +147,5 @@ void
 evas_object_smart_unuse(Evas_Smart *s)
 {
    s->usage--;
-   if (s->delete_me) evas_smart_free(s);
+   if (!s->usage) evas_smart_free(s);
 }