diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/UserEvent.h b/headers/private/kernel/UserEvent.h
index 081ff9db25..5a7e5c2302 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/UserEvent.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/UserEvent.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ private:
 
 
 struct CreateThreadEvent : UserEvent, private DPCCallback {
-								~CreateThreadEvent();
-
 	static	CreateThreadEvent*	Create(
 									const ThreadCreationAttributes& attributes);
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/UserEvent.cpp b/src/system/kernel/UserEvent.cpp
index 2cff40cfb4..6e51a06d2e 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/UserEvent.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/UserEvent.cpp
@@ -251,13 +251,6 @@ CreateThreadEvent::CreateThreadEvent(const ThreadCreationAttributes& attributes)
 }
 
 
-CreateThreadEvent::~CreateThreadEvent()
-{
-	// cancel the DPC to be on the safe side
-	DPCQueue::DefaultQueue(B_NORMAL_PRIORITY)->Cancel(this);
-}
-
-
 /*static*/ CreateThreadEvent*
 CreateThreadEvent::Create(const ThreadCreationAttributes& attributes)
 {
@@ -289,4 +282,6 @@ CreateThreadEvent::DoDPC(DPCQueue* queue)
 	thread_id threadID = thread_create_thread(fCreationAttributes, false);
 	if (threadID >= 0)
 		resume_thread(threadID);
+
+	ReleaseReference();
 }