diff --git a/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CImage.m b/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CImage.m
index 64a6f3c4ec15612fffa3ac73b56d474a31a650dc..330e9943f62e027e47e5541373c31f7153f022cd 100644
--- a/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CImage.m
+++ b/src/macosx/native/sun/awt/CImage.m
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ AWT_ASSERT_ANY_THREAD;
     if ([reps count]) {
         NSImage *nsImage = [[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:NSMakeSize(0, 0)];
         [nsImage addRepresentations: reps];
-        [reps release];
 
         if (nsImage != nil) {
             CFRetain(nsImage); // GC