diff --git a/src/runtime/methodbinder.cs b/src/runtime/methodbinder.cs
index b74f21754..b3186a3f2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/methodbinder.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/methodbinder.cs
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ internal Binding Bind(IntPtr inst, IntPtr args, IntPtr kw, MethodBase info, Meth
         static IntPtr HandleParamsArray(IntPtr args, int arrayStart, int pyArgCount, out bool isNewReference)
         {
             isNewReference = false;
-            IntPtr op;
+            IntPtr op;
             // for a params method, we may have a sequence or single/multiple items
             // here we look to see if the item at the paramIndex is there or not
             // and then if it is a sequence itself.
@@ -390,10 +390,6 @@ static IntPtr HandleParamsArray(IntPtr args, int arrayStart, int pyArgCount, out
                 {
                     isNewReference = true;
                     op = Runtime.PyTuple_GetSlice(args, arrayStart, pyArgCount);
-                    if (item != IntPtr.Zero)
-                    {
-                        Runtime.XDecref(item);
-                    }
                 }
             }
             else