diff --git a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
index 7899410..a789c51 100644
--- a/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
+++ b/kernel/fs/portlfs/portlfs.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ struct VfsObj *littlefs_open(struct VfsMountPoint *vmp, const char *path, uint32
   }
   hal_memset(vobj, 0, sizeof(*vobj));
   spinlock_init(&vobj->spinlock);
-  vobj->refs++;
 
   int lfs_flags = 0;
   lfs_file_t *file = dlmalloc(sizeof(*file));
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
index c077bfa..a275c07 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.c
@@ -107,13 +107,7 @@ VfsObj *vfs_open(char *mountpoint, const char *path, uint32_t flags) {
 }
 
 void vfs_close(VfsObj *vobj) {
-  if (vobj->refs < 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  vobj->refs--;
-  if (vobj->refs == 0) {
-    vobj->cleanup(vobj);
-  }
+  vobj->cleanup(vobj);
 }
 
 void vfs_init(void) {
diff --git a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
index 3d8c00b..990e0b9 100644
--- a/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
+++ b/kernel/vfs/vfs.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ typedef struct VfsStat {
 
 typedef struct VfsObj {
   SpinLock spinlock;
-  int32_t refs;
   void *extra;
   size_t extrasize;
   struct VfsMountPoint *vmp;
diff --git a/ulib/libulib.a b/ulib/libulib.a
index 365d31a..da94968 100644
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