diff --git a/source/darwin/dispatch_queue.h b/source/darwin/dispatch_queue.h
index 5004dc280..6b0b68f31 100644
--- a/source/darwin/dispatch_queue.h
+++ b/source/darwin/dispatch_queue.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ struct dispatch_loop_context;
 
 struct dispatch_loop {
     struct aws_allocator *allocator;
-    struct aws_ref_count ref_count;
     dispatch_queue_t dispatch_queue;
     struct aws_task_scheduler scheduler;
     struct aws_linked_list local_cross_thread_tasks;
diff --git a/source/darwin/dispatch_queue_event_loop.c b/source/darwin/dispatch_queue_event_loop.c
index b23e21a67..0e3c9138e 100644
--- a/source/darwin/dispatch_queue_event_loop.c
+++ b/source/darwin/dispatch_queue_event_loop.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ struct aws_event_loop *aws_event_loop_new_with_dispatch_queue(
             dispatch_release(dispatch_loop->dispatch_queue);
         }
         s_dispatch_event_loop_destroy(loop);
-        aws_event_loop_clean_up_base(loop);
     }
 
     aws_mem_release(alloc, loop);