diff --git a/base/include/refbase.h b/base/include/refbase.h
index d551030e5b63116c93e12a902862a872f71fec0c..aa3a9fdec214f9e9a16c131661b742889efa5e1b 100644
--- a/base/include/refbase.h
+++ b/base/include/refbase.h
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ public:
 
     WeakRefCounter *CreateWeakRef(void *cookie);
 
-    RefCounter *GetRefCounter() const;
-
     void IncWeakRef(const void *objectId);
 
     void DecWeakRef(const void *objectId);
diff --git a/base/src/refbase.cpp b/base/src/refbase.cpp
index 89a2c70249500867ad09d1ad660e3f0c2973e9c5..d5f3a5850ca6a047901f5b54a40b352d7c86b6ef 100644
--- a/base/src/refbase.cpp
+++ b/base/src/refbase.cpp
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ bool RefCounter::AttemptIncStrong(const void *objectId)
         if (atomicStrong_.compare_exchange_weak(curCount, curCount + 1, std::memory_order_relaxed)) {
             break;
         }
-        // curCount has been updated.
+        curCount = atomicStrong_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
     }
     if (curCount <= 0) {
         DecWeakRefCount(objectId);
@@ -511,11 +511,6 @@ void RefBase::IncWeakRef(const void *objectId)
     }
 }
 
-RefCounter *RefBase::GetRefCounter() const
-{
-    return refs_;
-}
-
 void RefBase::DecWeakRef(const void *objectId)
 {
     if (refs_ != nullptr) {