diff --git a/dbus/dbus-binding-tool-glib.c b/dbus/dbus-binding-tool-glib.c
index adede27..ce979e4 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-binding-tool-glib.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-binding-tool-glib.c
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ dbus_binding_tool_output_glib_server (BaseInfo *info, GIOChannel *channel, const
     g_io_channel_unref (genmarshal_stdout);
   if (data.channel)
     g_io_channel_unref (data.channel);
-  g_hash_table_destroy (data.generated);
+  g_hash_table_unref (data.generated);
 
   return ret;
  io_lose:
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-gidl.c b/dbus/dbus-gidl.c
index 7906d26..a03fdb7 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-gidl.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-gidl.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ interface_info_unref (InterfaceInfo *info)
   info->base.refcount -= 1;
   if (info->base.refcount == 0)
     {
-      g_hash_table_destroy (info->annotations);
+      g_hash_table_unref (info->annotations);
       free_method_list (&info->methods);
       free_signal_list (&info->signals);
       free_property_list (&info->properties);
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ method_info_unref (MethodInfo *info)
   info->base.refcount -= 1;
   if (info->base.refcount == 0)
     {
-      g_hash_table_destroy (info->annotations);
+      g_hash_table_unref (info->annotations);
       free_arg_list (&info->args);
       base_info_free (info);
     }
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ arg_info_unref (ArgInfo *info)
   info->base.refcount -= 1;
   if (info->base.refcount == 0)
     {
-      g_hash_table_destroy (info->annotations);
+      g_hash_table_unref (info->annotations);
       g_free (info->type);
       base_info_free (info);
     }
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-gobject.c b/dbus/dbus-gobject.c
index da451a5..8e7b326 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-gobject.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-gobject.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ introspect_interfaces (GObject *object, GString *xml)
       data.object_info = info;
 
       g_hash_table_foreach (interfaces, write_interface, &data);
-      g_hash_table_destroy (interfaces);
+      g_hash_table_unref (interfaces);
     }
 
   g_list_free (info_list);
diff --git a/dbus/dbus-gproxy.c b/dbus/dbus-gproxy.c
index 3d5a0c5..feb796d 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-gproxy.c
+++ b/dbus/dbus-gproxy.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ dbus_g_proxy_manager_unref (DBusGProxyManager *manager)
            */
           g_assert (g_hash_table_size (manager->proxy_lists) == 0);
           
-          g_hash_table_destroy (manager->proxy_lists);
+          g_hash_table_unref (manager->proxy_lists);
           manager->proxy_lists = NULL;
 
         }
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ dbus_g_proxy_manager_unref (DBusGProxyManager *manager)
 	   */
           g_assert (g_hash_table_size (manager->owner_names) == 0);
 
-	  g_hash_table_destroy (manager->owner_names);
+	  g_hash_table_unref (manager->owner_names);
 	  manager->owner_names = NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ dbus_g_proxy_manager_unregister (DBusGProxyManager *manager,
   
   if (g_hash_table_size (manager->proxy_lists) == 0)
     {
-      g_hash_table_destroy (manager->proxy_lists);
+      g_hash_table_unref (manager->proxy_lists);
       manager->proxy_lists = NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ dbus_g_proxy_dispose (GObject *object)
 
   /* Cancel outgoing pending calls */
   g_hash_table_foreach (priv->pending_calls, cancel_pending_call, proxy);
-  g_hash_table_destroy (priv->pending_calls);
+  g_hash_table_unref (priv->pending_calls);
   priv->pending_calls = NULL;
 
   if (priv->manager && proxy != priv->manager->bus_proxy)