diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/CachedGuild.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/CachedGuild.cs
index b71f076b7..569347d73 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/CachedGuild.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Entities/WebSocket/CachedGuild.cs
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ namespace Discord
                 var user = Discord.GetOrAddUser(model.User, dataStore);
                 member = new CachedGuildUser(this, user, model);
                 members[user.Id] = member;
-                user.AddRef();
                 DownloadedMemberCount++;
             }
             return member;