diff --git a/libfprint/fp-context.c b/libfprint/fp-context.c
index 6764241..f64968d 100644
--- a/libfprint/fp-context.c
+++ b/libfprint/fp-context.c
@@ -131,14 +131,12 @@ usb_device_added_cb (FpContext *self, GUsbDevice *device, GUsbContext *usb_ctx)
   for (i = 0; i < priv->drivers->len; i++)
     {
       GType driver = g_array_index (priv->drivers, GType, i);
-      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (driver));
+      g_autoptr(GTypeClass) type_class = g_type_class_ref (driver);
+      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (type_class);
       const FpIdEntry *entry;
 
       if (cls->type != FP_DEVICE_TYPE_USB)
-        {
-          g_type_class_unref (cls);
-          continue;
-        }
+        continue;
 
       for (entry = cls->id_table; entry->pid; entry++)
         {
@@ -158,8 +156,6 @@ usb_device_added_cb (FpContext *self, GUsbDevice *device, GUsbContext *usb_ctx)
           found_driver = driver;
           found_entry = entry;
         }
-
-      g_type_class_unref (cls);
     }
 
   if (found_driver == G_TYPE_NONE)
@@ -355,7 +351,8 @@ fp_context_enumerate (FpContext *context)
   for (i = 0; i < priv->drivers->len; i++)
     {
       GType driver = g_array_index (priv->drivers, GType, i);
-      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (driver));
+      g_autoptr(GTypeClass) type_class = g_type_class_ref (driver);
+      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (type_class);
       const FpIdEntry *entry;
 
       if (cls->type != FP_DEVICE_TYPE_VIRTUAL)
@@ -381,8 +378,6 @@ fp_context_enumerate (FpContext *context)
                                       NULL);
           g_debug ("created");
         }
-
-      g_type_class_unref (cls);
     }
 
   while (priv->pending_devices)
diff --git a/libfprint/fprint-list-supported-devices.c b/libfprint/fprint-list-supported-devices.c
index 55da252..cb2803f 100644
--- a/libfprint/fprint-list-supported-devices.c
+++ b/libfprint/fprint-list-supported-devices.c
@@ -38,14 +38,12 @@ insert_drivers (GList *list)
   for (i = 0; i < drivers->len; i++)
     {
       GType driver = g_array_index (drivers, GType, i);
-      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (driver));
+      g_autoptr(GTypeClass) type_class = g_type_class_ref (driver);
+      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (type_class);
       const FpIdEntry *entry;
 
       if (cls->type != FP_DEVICE_TYPE_USB)
-        {
-          g_type_class_unref (cls);
-          continue;
-        }
+        continue;
 
       for (entry = cls->id_table; entry->vid; entry++)
         {
@@ -63,8 +61,6 @@ insert_drivers (GList *list)
 
           list = g_list_prepend (list, g_strdup_printf ("%s | %s\n", key, cls->full_name));
         }
-
-      g_type_class_unref (cls);
     }
 
   return list;
diff --git a/libfprint/fprint-list-udev-rules.c b/libfprint/fprint-list-udev-rules.c
index 335c37b..ac50797 100644
--- a/libfprint/fprint-list-udev-rules.c
+++ b/libfprint/fprint-list-udev-rules.c
@@ -104,17 +104,13 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   for (i = 0; i < drivers->len; i++)
     {
       GType driver = g_array_index (drivers, GType, i);
-      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (g_type_class_ref (driver));
+      g_autoptr(GTypeClass) type_class = g_type_class_ref (driver);
+      FpDeviceClass *cls = FP_DEVICE_CLASS (type_class);
 
       if (cls->type != FP_DEVICE_TYPE_USB)
-        {
-          g_type_class_unref (cls);
-          continue;
-        }
+        continue;
 
       print_driver (cls);
-
-      g_type_class_unref (cls);
     }
 
   print_driver (&whitelist);