@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ -(void)save_figure:(id)sender { gil_call_method(toolbar, "save_figure"); }
     // Make it a zero-width box if we don't have enough room
     rect.size.width = fmax(bounds.size.width - rect.origin.x, 0);
     rect.origin.x = bounds.size.width - rect.size.width;
-    NSTextView* messagebox = [[[NSTextView alloc] initWithFrame: rect] autorelease];
+    NSTextView* messagebox = [[NSTextView alloc] initWithFrame: rect];
     messagebox.textContainer.maximumNumberOfLines = 2;
     messagebox.textContainer.lineBreakMode = NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail;
     messagebox.alignment = NSTextAlignmentRight;
@@ -1044,7 +1044,6 @@ -(void)save_figure:(id)sender { gil_call_method(toolbar, "save_figure"); }
     /* if selectable, the messagebox can become first responder,
      * which is not supposed to happen */
     [[window contentView] addSubview: messagebox];
-    [messagebox release];
     [[window contentView] display];
 
     self->messagebox = messagebox;
@@ -1055,6 +1054,7 @@ -(void)save_figure:(id)sender { gil_call_method(toolbar, "save_figure"); }
 NavigationToolbar2_dealloc(NavigationToolbar2 *self)
 {
     [self->handler release];
+    [self->messagebox release];
     Py_TYPE(self)->tp_free((PyObject*)self);
 }