diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/check.c b/bin/xbps-bin/check.c
index a0c9314f..ce8e6c62 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/check.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/check.c
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ out:
 		prop_object_release(filesd);
 	if (prop_object_type(propsd) == PROP_TYPE_DICTIONARY)
 		prop_object_release(propsd);
-	if (prop_object_type(opkgd) == PROP_TYPE_DICTIONARY)
-		prop_object_release(opkgd);
 	if (broken)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/check_pkg_requiredby.c b/bin/xbps-bin/check_pkg_requiredby.c
index 521a7958..fdaefebf 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/check_pkg_requiredby.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/check_pkg_requiredby.c
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ remove_stale_entries_in_reqby(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < prop_array_count(reqby); i++) {
 		prop_array_get_cstring_nocopy(reqby, i, &str);
-		if ((pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd_by_pkgver(xhp, str)) != NULL) {
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
+		if ((pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd_by_pkgver(xhp, str)) != NULL)
 			continue;
-		}
 		printf("%s: found stale entry in requiredby `%s' (fixed)\n",
 		    crd->pkgver, str);
 		if (xbps_remove_string_from_array(xhp, crd->pkgd_reqby, str))
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/show-deps.c b/bin/xbps-bin/show-deps.c
index 4d71fd04..4a050065 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/show-deps.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/show-deps.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ show_pkg_reverse_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname)
 	}
 	rv = xbps_callback_array_iter_in_dict(xhp, pkgd, "requiredby",
 	    list_strings_sep_in_array, NULL);
-	prop_object_release(pkgd);
 
 	return rv;
 }
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/state_cb.c b/bin/xbps-bin/state_cb.c
index a9b07e0b..217c0a56 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/state_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/state_cb.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(xhp,
 		     xscd->pkgname, false);
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd, "version", &version);
-		prop_object_release(pkgd);
 		printf("Updating `%s' (`%s' to `%s') ...\n", xscd->pkgname,
 		    version, xscd->version);
 		break;
diff --git a/bin/xbps-bin/transaction.c b/bin/xbps-bin/transaction.c
index 0cf6bc92..e31c5626 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-bin/transaction.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-bin/transaction.c
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ remove_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgname, bool recursive)
 		pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(xhp, pkgname, false);
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd, "pkgver", &pkgver);
 		reqby = prop_dictionary_get(pkgd, "requiredby");
-		prop_object_release(pkgd);
 		printf("WARNING: %s IS REQUIRED BY %u PACKAGE%s:\n\n",
 		    pkgver, prop_array_count(reqby),
 		    prop_array_count(reqby) > 1 ? "S" : "");
diff --git a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
index 607d0b35..76da163a 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-uhelper/main.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			    "pkgname", &pkgn);
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 			    "version", &version);
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			fprintf(stderr, "%s%s=> ERROR: `%s-%s' is already "
 			    "registered!%s\n", MSG_ERROR,
 			    in_chroot ? "[chroot] " : "",
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(dict, "version", &version);
 		printf("%s\n", version);
-		prop_object_release(dict);
 	} else if (strcasecmp(argv[0], "sanitize-plist") == 0) {
 		/* Sanitize a plist file (properly indent the file) */
 		if (argc != 2)
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index d337d480..18721e39 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.5"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20120615"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20120616"
 #define XBPS_VERSION		"0.16"
 
 /**
@@ -714,9 +714,7 @@ int xbps_pkgdb_foreach_reverse_cb(
  * @param[in] bypattern If false \a pkg must be a pkgname, otherwise a
  * package pattern, i.e `foo>=0' or `foo<1'.
  *
- * @return The matching proplib package dictionary from pkgdb copied
- * with \a prop_dictionary_copy() so it must be released when not required
- * anymore with prop_object_release(). NULL otherwise.
+ * @return The matching proplib package dictionary, NULL otherwise.
  */
 prop_dictionary_t xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 				      const char *pkg,
@@ -729,9 +727,7 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
  * @param[in] xhp The pointer to the xbps_handle struct.
  * @param[in] pkgver Package name-version to match, i.e 'foo-1.0'.
  *
- * @return The matching proplib package dictionary from pkgdb copied
- * with \a prop_dictionary_copy() so it must be released when not required
- * anymore with prop_object_release(). NULL otherwise.
+ * @return The matching proplib package dictionary, NULL otherwise.
  */
 prop_dictionary_t xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd_by_pkgver(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 						const char *pkgver);
@@ -1002,8 +998,6 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_virtualpkg_in_dict_by_pattern(struct xbps_handle *xh
  *
  * @return The package's dictionary on success, NULL otherwise and
  * errno is set appropiately.
- * @note When returned dictionary is no longer needed, it must be released
- * with prop_object_release(3).
  */
 prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 					       const char *str,
@@ -1021,8 +1015,6 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_pkg_dict_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
  *
  * @return The virtual package's dictionary on success, NULL otherwise and
  * errno is set appropiately.
- * @note When returned dictionary is no longer needed, it must be released
- * with prop_object_release(3).
  */
 prop_dictionary_t xbps_find_virtualpkg_dict_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 						      const char *str,
diff --git a/lib/package_configure.c b/lib/package_configure.c
index e68e2e00..fe497622 100644
--- a/lib/package_configure.c
+++ b/lib/package_configure.c
@@ -103,16 +103,11 @@ xbps_configure_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		}
 
 		if (state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED) {
-			if ((xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_CONFIGURE) == 0) {
-				prop_object_release(pkgd);
+			if ((xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_CONFIGURE) == 0)
 				return 0;
-			}
-		} else if (state != XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED) {
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
+		} else if (state != XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED)
 			return EINVAL;
-		}
 	}
-	prop_object_release(pkgd);
 	xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE, 0, pkgname, version, NULL);
 
 	buf = xbps_xasprintf("%s/metadata/%s/INSTALL",
diff --git a/lib/package_conflicts.c b/lib/package_conflicts.c
index 8ca32d5b..df34aa87 100644
--- a/lib/package_conflicts.c
+++ b/lib/package_conflicts.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ xbps_pkg_find_conflicts(struct xbps_handle *xhp, prop_dictionary_t pkg_repod)
 			    "installed pkg %s", repopkgver, pkgver);
 			assert(buf != NULL);
 			prop_array_add_cstring(trans_cflicts, buf);
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			free(buf);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/package_register.c b/lib/package_register.c
index b23d6850..94a46c9f 100644
--- a/lib/package_register.c
+++ b/lib/package_register.c
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ xbps_register_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, prop_dictionary_t pkgrd, bool flush)
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
-	if (pkgd != NULL)
-		prop_object_release(pkgd);
-
 	if (rv != 0) {
 		xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL,
 		    rv, pkgname, version,
diff --git a/lib/package_state.c b/lib/package_state.c
index 7a42ceaa..a502c124 100644
--- a/lib/package_state.c
+++ b/lib/package_state.c
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ xbps_pkg_state_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		return ENOENT;
 
 	*state = get_state(pkgd);
-	prop_object_release(pkgd);
 	if (*state == 0)
 		return EINVAL;
 
@@ -203,11 +202,8 @@ xbps_set_pkg_state_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		if (pkgd == NULL) {
 			newpkg = true;
 			pkgd = prop_dictionary_create();
-			rv = set_pkg_objs(pkgd, pkgname, version);
-			if (rv != 0) {
-				prop_object_release(pkgd);
+			if ((rv = set_pkg_objs(pkgd, pkgname, version)) != 0)
 				return rv;
-			}
 		}
 		if ((rv = set_new_state(pkgd, state)) != 0) {
 			if (newpkg)
@@ -223,8 +219,6 @@ xbps_set_pkg_state_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			if ((rv = xbps_array_replace_dict_by_name(xhp->pkgdb,
 			    pkgd, pkgname)) != 0)
 				return rv;
-
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/lib/pkgdb.c b/lib/pkgdb.c
index 1849f515..aded4841 100644
--- a/lib/pkgdb.c
+++ b/lib/pkgdb.c
@@ -169,25 +169,16 @@ xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg, bool bypattern)
 	else
 		pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_array_by_name(xhp, xhp->pkgdb, pkg, NULL);
 
-	if (pkgd != NULL)
-		return prop_dictionary_copy(pkgd);
-
-	return NULL;
+	return pkgd;
 }
 
 prop_dictionary_t
 xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd_by_pkgver(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgver)
 {
-	prop_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
-
 	if (xbps_pkgdb_init(xhp) != 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	pkgd = xbps_find_pkg_in_array_by_pkgver(xhp, xhp->pkgdb, pkgver, NULL);
-	if (pkgd != NULL)
-		return prop_dictionary_copy(pkgd);
-
-	return NULL;
+	return xbps_find_pkg_in_array_by_pkgver(xhp, xhp->pkgdb, pkgver, NULL);
 }
 
 bool
diff --git a/lib/plist.c b/lib/plist.c
index 115f546f..dbf59441 100644
--- a/lib/plist.c
+++ b/lib/plist.c
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ xbps_dictionary_from_metadata_plist(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			    "pkgname", &savedpkgname);
 			plistf = xbps_xasprintf("%s/metadata/%s/%s",
 			    xhp->metadir, savedpkgname, plist);
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
 			if (plistf == NULL)
 				return NULL;
 		}
diff --git a/lib/plist_find.c b/lib/plist_find.c
index 67da698f..e333c744 100644
--- a/lib/plist_find.c
+++ b/lib/plist_find.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ find_pkgd_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		    bool bypattern,
 		    bool virtual)
 {
-	prop_dictionary_t pkgd, rpkgd = NULL;
+	prop_dictionary_t pkgd = NULL;
 	pkg_state_t state = 0;
 	int rv;
 
@@ -376,20 +376,20 @@ find_pkgd_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(pkgd, &state) != 0)
-		return rpkgd;
+		return NULL;
 
 	switch (state) {
 	case XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED:
 	case XBPS_PKG_STATE_UNPACKED:
-		rpkgd = prop_dictionary_copy(pkgd);
-		break;
+		return pkgd;
+		/* NOTREACHED */
 	default:
 		/* not fully installed */
 		errno = ENOENT;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return rpkgd;
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 prop_dictionary_t
diff --git a/lib/repository_finddeps.c b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
index dfb4455c..01845e3e 100644
--- a/lib/repository_finddeps.c
+++ b/lib/repository_finddeps.c
@@ -245,11 +245,8 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			    "pkgver", &pkgver_q);
 
 			/* Check its state */
-			rv = xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(tmpd, &state);
-			if (rv != 0) {
-				prop_object_release(tmpd);
+			if ((rv = xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(tmpd, &state)) != 0)
 				break;
-			}
 			if (xbps_match_virtual_pkg_in_dict(tmpd,reqpkg,true)) {
 				/*
 				 * Check if required dependency is a virtual
@@ -259,7 +256,6 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 				xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp,
 				    "[virtual] satisfied by "
 				    "`%s'.\n", pkgver_q);
-				prop_object_release(tmpd);
 				continue;
 			}
 			rv = xbps_pkgpattern_match(pkgver_q, reqpkg);
@@ -294,12 +290,10 @@ find_repo_deps(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 					xbps_dbg_printf_append(xhp,
 					    "installed "
 					    "`%s'.\n", pkgver_q);
-					prop_object_release(tmpd);
 					continue;
 				}
 			} else {
 				/* error matching pkgpattern */
-				prop_object_release(tmpd);
 				xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "failed to match "
 				    "pattern %s with %s\n", reqpkg, pkgver_q);
 				break;
diff --git a/lib/repository_pool.c b/lib/repository_pool.c
index 18bf4c6e..f5504b94 100644
--- a/lib/repository_pool.c
+++ b/lib/repository_pool.c
@@ -135,9 +135,11 @@ xbps_rpool_release(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 	for (i = 0; i < prop_array_count(xhp->repo_pool); i++) {
 		d = prop_array_get(xhp->repo_pool, i);
 		idx = prop_dictionary_get(d, "index");
-		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(d, "uri", &uri);
-		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] unregistered repository '%s'\n",
-		    uri);
+		if (xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_DEBUG) {
+			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(d, "uri", &uri);
+			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] unregistered "
+			    "repository '%s'\n", uri);
+		}
 		prop_object_release(idx);
 		prop_object_release(d);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index 809b52c5..1662d3c8 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ transaction_find_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		 */
 		prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkg_pkgdb,
 		    "version", &instver);
-		prop_object_release(pkg_pkgdb);
 		if (xbps_cmpver(repover, instver) <= 0) {
 			xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[rpool] Skipping `%s-%s' "
 			    "(installed: %s-%s) from repository `%s'\n",
@@ -279,11 +278,8 @@ xbps_transaction_install_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkgd(xhp, pkg, bypattern);
 
 	if (pkgd) {
-		if (xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(pkgd, &state) != 0) {
-			prop_object_release(pkgd);
+		if (xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(pkgd, &state) != 0)
 			return EINVAL;
-		}
-		prop_object_release(pkgd);
 		if ((state == XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED) && !reinstall) {
 			/* error out if pkg installed and no reinstall */
 			return EEXIST;
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ xbps_transaction_remove_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	 * Prepare transaction dictionary and missing deps array.
 	 */
 	if ((rv = xbps_transaction_init(xhp)) != 0)
-		goto out;
+		return rv;
 
 	unsorted = prop_dictionary_get(xhp->transd, "unsorted_deps");
 	if (!recursive)
@@ -324,19 +320,14 @@ xbps_transaction_remove_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	 * If recursive is set, find out which packages would be orphans
 	 * if the supplied package were already removed.
 	 */
-	orphans_pkg = prop_array_create();
-	if (orphans_pkg == NULL) {
-		rv = ENOMEM;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if ((orphans_pkg = prop_array_create()) == NULL)
+		return ENOMEM;
 
 	prop_array_set_cstring_nocopy(orphans_pkg, 0, pkgname);
 	orphans = xbps_find_pkg_orphans(xhp, orphans_pkg);
 	prop_object_release(orphans_pkg);
-	if (prop_object_type(orphans) != PROP_TYPE_ARRAY) {
-		rv = EINVAL;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	if (prop_object_type(orphans) != PROP_TYPE_ARRAY)
+		return EINVAL;
 
 	count = prop_array_count(orphans);
 	while (count--) {
@@ -364,9 +355,6 @@ rmpkg:
 	    (prop_array_count(reqby) > 0))
 		rv = EEXIST;
 
-out:
-	prop_object_release(pkgd);
-
 	return rv;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/transaction_package_replace.c b/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
index b4ded352..8f36976a 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ xbps_transaction_package_replace(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 				xbps_dbg_printf(xhp,
 				    "replaced and new package "
 				    "are equal (%s)\n", pkgname);
-				prop_object_release(instd);
 				continue;
 			}
 			instd_reqby = prop_dictionary_get(instd, "requiredby");
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ xbps_transaction_package_replace(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 				if (xbps_mkpath(dname, 0755) == -1) {
 					if (errno != EEXIST) {
 						free(buf);
-						prop_object_release(instd);
 						prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 						return errno;
 					}
@@ -190,7 +188,6 @@ xbps_transaction_package_replace(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 					free(buf);
 					free(dirc);
 					prop_object_release(filesd);
-					prop_object_release(instd);
 					prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 					return errno;
 				}
@@ -205,7 +202,6 @@ xbps_transaction_package_replace(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 			prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(instd,
 			    "transaction", "remove");
 			if (!xbps_add_obj_to_array(transd_unsorted, instd)) {
-				prop_object_release(instd);
 				prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 				return EINVAL;
 			}
diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c
index 070ef939..82e2ad9e 100644
--- a/lib/util.c
+++ b/lib/util.c
@@ -83,15 +83,10 @@ xbps_check_is_installed_pkg_by_pattern(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	 * Check that package state is fully installed, not
 	 * unpacked or something else.
 	 */
-	if (xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(dict, &state) != 0) {
-		prop_object_release(dict);
+	if (xbps_pkg_state_dictionary(dict, &state) != 0)
 		return -1; /* error */
-	}
-	if (state != XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED) {
-		prop_object_release(dict);
+	if (state != XBPS_PKG_STATE_INSTALLED)
 		return 0; /* not fully installed */
-	}
-	prop_object_release(dict);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -108,7 +103,6 @@ xbps_check_is_installed_pkg_by_name(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	    ((pkgd = xbps_find_virtualpkg_dict_installed(xhp, pkgname, false)) == NULL))
 		return false;
 
-	prop_object_release(pkgd);
 	return true;
 }