diff --git a/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c b/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
index fb91d3eed8d..152576e1019 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/headerbuttons.c
@@ -1042,7 +1042,6 @@ void do_global_buttons(unsigned short event)
 			bAction *act = (bAction*) from;
 			bActionChannel *chan = 
 				get_hilighted_action_channel((bAction*)from);
-			chan->ipo->id.us--;
 			BLI_freelinkN (&act->chanbase, chan);
 		}
 		else if(ipo->blocktype==IPO_CO) ((Object *)from)->activecon->ipo= 0;