diff --git a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbLDAPDirectoryQuery.cpp b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbLDAPDirectoryQuery.cpp
index 755695fe9f3b..6b31c021bb65 100644
--- a/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbLDAPDirectoryQuery.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/addrbook/src/nsAbLDAPDirectoryQuery.cpp
@@ -142,15 +142,12 @@ nsAbQueryLDAPMessageListener::nsAbQueryLDAPMessageListener (
     mLock(0)
 
 {
-    NS_ADDREF(mDirectoryQuery);
 }
 
 nsAbQueryLDAPMessageListener::~nsAbQueryLDAPMessageListener ()
 {
     if (mLock)
         PR_DestroyLock (mLock);
-
-    NS_RELEASE(mDirectoryQuery);
 }
 
 nsresult nsAbQueryLDAPMessageListener::Initiate ()