diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
index 728d752f7adc..85f799c9c25c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
@@ -473,10 +473,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_prep_field_value(struct acpi_create_field_info *info)
 				    (u8)access_byte_width;
 			}
 		}
-		/* An additional reference for the container */
-
-		acpi_ut_add_reference(obj_desc->field.region_obj);
-
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_BFIELD,
 				  "RegionField: BitOff %X, Off %X, Gran %X, Region %p\n",
 				  obj_desc->field.start_field_bit_offset,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
index c365faf4e6cd..4c0d4e434196 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
@@ -568,11 +568,6 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
 			next_object = object->buffer_field.buffer_obj;
 			break;
 
-		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD:
-
-			next_object = object->field.region_obj;
-			break;
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
 
 			next_object = object->bank_field.bank_obj;
@@ -613,6 +608,7 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
 			}
 			break;
 
+		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD:
 		case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
 		default: