diff --git a/reactos/ChangeLog b/reactos/ChangeLog
index c75abbe141e..4699b02ad37 100644
--- a/reactos/ChangeLog
+++ b/reactos/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-05-17  Casper S. Hornstrup  <chorns@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* ntoskrnl/io/irp.c (IofCallDriver): Don't reference FileObject.
+
 2003-05-16  Casper S. Hornstrup  <chorns@users.sourceforge.net>
 
 	* ntoskrnl/io/cleanup.c (IopCompleteRequest1, IoSecondStageCompletion):
diff --git a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/irp.c b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/irp.c
index d5a3ff3e18a..ef822ed1b97 100644
--- a/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/irp.c
+++ b/reactos/ntoskrnl/io/irp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: irp.c,v 1.48 2003/05/16 12:03:11 chorns Exp $
+/* $Id: irp.c,v 1.49 2003/05/17 00:25:39 chorns Exp $
  *
  * COPYRIGHT:       See COPYING in the top level directory
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS kernel
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ IofCallDriver(PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject,
   DPRINT("DriverObject->MajorFunction[Param->MajorFunction] %x\n",
     DriverObject->MajorFunction[Param->MajorFunction]);
 
-  if ((Param->FileObject) && (Param->MajorFunction != IRP_MJ_CLOSE))
-    {
-      ObReferenceObject(Param->FileObject);
-    }
-
   return DriverObject->MajorFunction[Param->MajorFunction](DeviceObject, Irp);
 }