diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/base/osc_base_obj_convert.h b/ompi/mca/osc/base/osc_base_obj_convert.h
index c470959450..86b2bc6345 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/base/osc_base_obj_convert.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/base/osc_base_obj_convert.h
@@ -54,15 +54,14 @@ ompi_osc_base_datatype_create(ompi_proc_t *remote_proc,  void **payload)
     struct ompi_datatype_t *datatype =
         ompi_datatype_create_from_packed_description(payload, remote_proc);
     if (NULL == datatype) return NULL;
-    OMPI_DATATYPE_RETAIN(datatype);
     return datatype;
 }
 
 
 /**
- * Create datatype based on Fortran Index
+ * Create operation based on Fortran Index
  *
- * Create a useable MPI datatype based on it's Fortran index, which is
+ * Create a useable MPI operation based on it's Fortran index, which is
  * globally the same for predefined operations.  The op handle is
  * owned by the calling process and must be OBJ_RELEASEd when no
  * longer in use.
diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_lock.h b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_lock.h
index 7af4d703f6..9e7ec485f0 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_lock.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/rdma/osc_rdma_lock.h
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ static inline int ompi_osc_rdma_btl_fop (ompi_osc_rdma_module_t *module, struct
     pending_op = OBJ_NEW(ompi_osc_rdma_pending_op_t);
     assert (NULL != pending_op);
 
-    if (wait_for_completion) {
-        OBJ_RETAIN(pending_op);
-    } else {
+    if (!wait_for_completion) {
         /* NTH: need to keep track of pending ops to avoid a potential teardown problem */
         pending_op->module = module;
         (void) opal_atomic_fetch_add_32 (&module->pending_ops, 1);