diff --git a/Applications/TextEditor/TextEditorWidget.cpp b/Applications/TextEditor/TextEditorWidget.cpp
index 3943c012fb..913fdd1806 100644
--- a/Applications/TextEditor/TextEditorWidget.cpp
+++ b/Applications/TextEditor/TextEditorWidget.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ TextEditorWidget::TextEditorWidget()
     menubar->add_menu(move(app_menu));
 
     auto file_menu = make<GMenu>("File");
-    file_menu->add_action(new_action.copy_ref());
-    file_menu->add_action(open_action.copy_ref());
-    file_menu->add_action(save_action.copy_ref());
+    file_menu->add_action(new_action);
+    file_menu->add_action(open_action);
+    file_menu->add_action(save_action);
     menubar->add_menu(move(file_menu));
 
     auto edit_menu = make<GMenu>("Edit");
@@ -121,4 +121,5 @@ void TextEditorWidget::open_sesame(const String& path)
 
     window()->set_title(String::format("Text Editor: %s", path.characters()));
     m_editor->set_text(String::copy(file.read_all()));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+