diff --git a/glib/InitiallyUnowned.cs b/glib/InitiallyUnowned.cs
index fcd5e5821..ddca29262 100644
--- a/glib/InitiallyUnowned.cs
+++ b/glib/InitiallyUnowned.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,43 @@ namespace GLib {
 			}
 		}
 
+		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		private static extern void g_object_ref_sink (IntPtr raw);
+
+		protected override IntPtr Raw {
+			get {
+				return base.Raw;
+			}
+			set {
+				if (value != IntPtr.Zero)
+					g_object_ref_sink (value);
+				base.Raw = value;
+			}
+		}
+
+		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		static extern bool g_object_is_floating (IntPtr raw);
+
+		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		static extern void g_object_force_floating (IntPtr raw);
+
+		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
+		static extern void g_object_unref (IntPtr raw);
+
+		public bool IsFloating {
+			get {
+				return g_object_is_floating (Handle);
+			}
+			set {
+			  	if (value == true) {
+					if (!IsFloating)
+						g_object_force_floating (Handle);
+				} else {
+					g_object_ref_sink (Handle);
+					g_object_unref (Handle);
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/gtk/Widget.custom b/gtk/Widget.custom
index b64aafbb9..28dd96b6c 100644
--- a/gtk/Widget.custom
+++ b/gtk/Widget.custom
@@ -378,16 +378,11 @@ public void Path (out string path, out string path_reversed)
 			base.Dispose (disposing);
 		}
 
-		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		private static extern void g_object_ref_sink (IntPtr raw);
-
 		protected override IntPtr Raw {
 			get {
 				return base.Raw;
 			}
 			set {
-				if (value != IntPtr.Zero)
-					g_object_ref_sink (value);
 				base.Raw = value;
 				if (value != IntPtr.Zero)
 					InternalDestroyed += NativeDestroyHandler;
@@ -404,27 +399,3 @@ public void Path (out string path, out string path_reversed)
 			gtk_widget_destroy (Handle);
 			InternalDestroyed -= NativeDestroyHandler;
 		}
-
-		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		static extern bool g_object_is_floating (IntPtr raw);
-
-		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		static extern void g_object_force_floating (IntPtr raw);
-
-		[DllImport ("libgobject-2.0-0.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)]
-		static extern void g_object_unref (IntPtr raw);
-
-		public bool IsFloating {
-			get {
-				return g_object_is_floating (Handle);
-			}
-			set {
-			  	if (value == true) {
-					if (!IsFloating)
-						g_object_force_floating (Handle);
-				} else {
-					g_object_ref_sink (Handle);
-					g_object_unref (Handle);
-				}
-			}
-		}