diff --git a/src/bin/e_border.c b/src/bin/e_border.c
index 826a8da33..75b176754 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_border.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_border.c
@@ -899,7 +899,6 @@ _e_border_del(E_Border *bd)
 {
    E_Event_Border_Remove *ev;
 
-   if (e_object_del_get(E_OBJECT(bd))) return;
    ev = calloc(1, sizeof(E_Event_Border_Remove));
    ev->border = bd;
    e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(bd));
diff --git a/src/bin/e_container.c b/src/bin/e_container.c
index 7ce09d69f..f345032bf 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_container.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_container.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ e_container_new(E_Manager *man)
    con = E_OBJECT_ALLOC(E_Container, _e_container_free);
    if (!con) return NULL;
    con->manager = man;
-   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(con->manager));
    con->manager->containers = evas_list_append(con->manager->containers, con);
    con->w = con->manager->w;
    con->h = con->manager->h;
@@ -321,12 +320,12 @@ e_container_shape_rects_get(E_Container_Shape *es)
 static void
 _e_container_free(E_Container *con)
 {
-   while (con->clients) e_object_del(E_OBJECT(con->clients->data));
+   while (con->clients) e_object_free(E_OBJECT(con->clients->data));
+   while (con->zones) e_object_free(E_OBJECT(con->zones->data));
    con->manager->containers = evas_list_remove(con->manager->containers, con);
    e_canvas_del(con->bg_ecore_evas);
    ecore_evas_free(con->bg_ecore_evas);
    ecore_x_window_del(con->win);
-   e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(con->manager));
    free(con);
 }
    
diff --git a/src/bin/e_desk.c b/src/bin/e_desk.c
index b5976144e..d51dc902c 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_desk.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_desk.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ e_desk_new(E_Zone *zone, int x, int y)
    desk->num = ++desk_count;
    snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "Desktop %d, %d", x, y);
    desk->name = strdup(name);
-   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(zone));
-
    return desk;
 }
 
@@ -199,7 +197,6 @@ _e_desk_free(E_Desk *desk)
    if (desk->name)
      free(desk->name);
 //   zone->desks = evas_list_remove(zone->desks, desk);
-   e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(desk->zone));
    free(desk);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_manager.c b/src/bin/e_manager.c
index 880486a76..ef4ff9cfc 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_manager.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_manager.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ _e_manager_free(E_Manager *man)
 	ecore_event_handler_del(h);
      }
    while (man->containers)
-     e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(man->containers->data));
+     e_object_free(E_OBJECT(man->containers->data));
    ecore_x_window_del(man->win);
    managers = evas_list_remove(managers, man);   
    free(man);
diff --git a/src/bin/e_object.c b/src/bin/e_object.c
index 2fcb1c9a8..3ad91e13c 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_object.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_object.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ e_object_unref(E_Object *obj)
    E_OBJECT_CHECK_RETURN(obj, -1);
    obj->references--;
    ref = obj->references;
-   if (obj->references <= 0) e_object_free(obj);
+   if (obj->references == 0) e_object_free(obj);
    return ref;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_zone.c b/src/bin/e_zone.c
index ffd518c79..644a2bbc3 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_zone.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_zone.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ e_zone_new(E_Container *con, int x, int y, int w, int h)
    zone->h = h;
    zone->num = ++zone_count;
 
-   e_object_ref(E_OBJECT(con));
    con->zones = evas_list_append(con->zones, zone);
    
    if (1)
@@ -199,11 +198,11 @@ e_zone_clients_list_get(E_Zone *zone)
 static void
 _e_zone_free(E_Zone *zone)
 {
-   E_Container *con = zone->container;
-   if (zone->name)
-     free(zone->name);
+   E_Container *con;
+   
+   con = zone->container;
+   if (zone->name) free(zone->name);
    con->zones = evas_list_remove(con->zones, zone);
-   e_object_unref(E_OBJECT(zone->container));
    free(zone);
 }