diff --git a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
index d2a89bfccb..181135cb97 100644
--- a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
+++ b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-item-edit.c
@@ -746,7 +746,8 @@ gnc_item_edit_set_popup (GncItemEdit    *item_edit,
         gnc_item_edit_hide_popup_toggle (item_edit);
     }
 
-    gnc_item_edit_update (item_edit);
+    if (gtk_widget_get_realized(GTK_WIDGET(item_edit)))
+        gnc_item_edit_update (item_edit);
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-sheet.c b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-sheet.c
index 603635e08f..0bc784b35a 100644
--- a/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-sheet.c
+++ b/src/register/register-gnome/gnucash-sheet.c
@@ -687,10 +687,6 @@ gnucash_sheet_finalize (GObject *object)
     /* Clean up IMContext and unref */
     gnucash_sheet_im_context_reset(sheet);
     g_object_unref (sheet->im_context);
-
-    /* This has to come after the parent destroy, so the item edit
-       destruction can do its disconnects. */
-    g_object_unref (sheet->entry);
 }
 
 
@@ -1414,8 +1410,6 @@ gnucash_button_press_event (GtkWidget *widget, GdkEventButton *event)
     if (button_1)
         gnucash_sheet_check_grab (sheet);
 
-    gnucash_cursor_get_virt (GNUCASH_CURSOR(sheet->cursor), &new_virt_loc);
-
     if (do_popup)
         gtk_menu_popup(GTK_MENU(sheet->popup), NULL, NULL, NULL,
                        sheet->popup_data, event->button, event->time);