diff --git a/profiles/network/manager.c b/profiles/network/manager.c
index ad52885..8d0dc4d 100644
--- a/profiles/network/manager.c
+++ b/profiles/network/manager.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 static gboolean conf_security = TRUE;
 
 struct connect_req {
-	struct btd_device	*device;
 	struct btd_profile	*profile;
 	btd_profile_cb		cb;
 };
@@ -84,9 +83,7 @@ static void connect_profile_cb(struct btd_device *device, int err,
 {
 	struct connect_req *req = data;
 
-	req->cb(req->profile, req->device, err);
-
-	btd_device_unref(req->device);
+	req->cb(req->profile, device, err);
 
 	g_free(req);
 }
@@ -100,14 +97,12 @@ static int connect_profile(struct btd_device *dev, struct btd_profile *profile,
 	DBG("path %s id %u", device_get_path(dev), id);
 
 	req  = g_new0(struct connect_req, 1);
-	req->device = btd_device_ref(dev);
 	req->profile = profile;
 	req->cb = cb;
 
 	err = connection_connect(dev, BNEP_SVC_PANU, NULL, connect_profile_cb,
 									req);
 	if (err < 0) {
-		btd_device_unref(req->device);
 		g_free(req);
 		return err;
 	}