diff --git a/crypto/x509/internal.h b/crypto/x509/internal.h
index 23c961e..77f2d97 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/internal.h
+++ b/crypto/x509/internal.h
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@
   X509_REQ_INFO *req_info;
   X509_ALGOR *sig_alg;
   ASN1_BIT_STRING *signature;
-  CRYPTO_refcount_t references;
 } /* X509_REQ */;
 
 struct x509_revoked_st {
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x_req.c b/crypto/x509/x_req.c
index f7faf39..59cfbab 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x_req.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x_req.c
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@
 
 IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(X509_REQ_INFO)
 
-ASN1_SEQUENCE_ref(X509_REQ, 0) = {
+ASN1_SEQUENCE(X509_REQ) = {
     ASN1_SIMPLE(X509_REQ, req_info, X509_REQ_INFO),
     ASN1_SIMPLE(X509_REQ, sig_alg, X509_ALGOR),
     ASN1_SIMPLE(X509_REQ, signature, ASN1_BIT_STRING),
-} ASN1_SEQUENCE_END_ref(X509_REQ, X509_REQ)
+} ASN1_SEQUENCE_END(X509_REQ)
 
 IMPLEMENT_ASN1_FUNCTIONS(X509_REQ)