3 files changed, 2 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.cc
index 587e2bf07a8..bfa1630fa11 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.cc
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ USDPrimReader::USDPrimReader(const pxr::UsdPrim &prim, const USDImporterContext
       prim_path_(""),
       context_(context),
       min_time_(std::numeric_limits<double>::max()),
-      max_time_(std::numeric_limits<double>::min()),
-      refcount_(0)
+      max_time_(std::numeric_limits<double>::min())
 {
   if (prim) {
     prim_path_ = prim.GetPath().GetString();
@@ -54,20 +53,4 @@ double USDPrimReader::max_time() const
   return max_time_;
 }
 
-int USDPrimReader::refcount() const
-{
-  return refcount_;
-}
-
-void USDPrimReader::incref()
-{
-  refcount_++;
-}
-
-void USDPrimReader::decref()
-{
-  refcount_--;
-  BLI_assert(refcount_ >= 0);
-}
-
 } /* namespace blender::io::usd */
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.h b/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.h
index a1fa1a9057d..0f46452895e 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.h
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/import/usd_reader_prim.h
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ class USDPrimReader {
   double min_time_;
   double max_time_;
 
-  /* Use reference counting since the same reader may be used by multiple
-   * modifiers and/or constraints. */
-  int refcount_;
-
  public:
   explicit USDPrimReader(const pxr::UsdPrim &prim, const USDImporterContext &context);
 
@@ -80,10 +76,6 @@ class USDPrimReader {
 
   double min_time() const;
   double max_time() const;
-
-  int refcount() const;
-  void incref();
-  void decref();
 };
 
 } /* namespace blender::io::usd */
diff --git a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi.cc b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi.cc
index aabe02bce04..4e64ae1e8c5 100644
--- a/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi.cc
+++ b/source/blender/io/usd/intern/usd_capi.cc
@@ -395,12 +395,7 @@ static void import_endjob(void *user_data)
   }
 
   for (iter = data->readers.begin(); iter != data->readers.end(); ++iter) {
-    USDXformableReader *reader = *iter;
-    reader->decref();
-
-    if (reader->refcount() == 0) {
-      delete reader;
-    }
+    delete *iter;
   }
 
   data->readers.clear();