diff --git a/src/runtime/c/pgf/pgf.cxx b/src/runtime/c/pgf/pgf.cxx
index 1a51d0203..bca9f9bda 100644
--- a/src/runtime/c/pgf/pgf.cxx
+++ b/src/runtime/c/pgf/pgf.cxx
@@ -1191,9 +1191,7 @@ PgfRevision pgf_start_transaction(PgfDB *db, PgfExn *err)
         new_pgf->major_version = pgf->major_version;
         new_pgf->minor_version = pgf->minor_version;
         new_pgf->gflags = pgf->gflags;
-        ref<PgfText> new_name =
-            textdup_db(ref<PgfText>::from_ptr(&(*pgf->abstract.name)));
-        new_pgf->abstract.name = new_name;
+        new_pgf->abstract.name = pgf->abstract.name;
         new_pgf->abstract.aflags = pgf->abstract.aflags;
         new_pgf->abstract.funs = pgf->abstract.funs;
         new_pgf->abstract.cats = pgf->abstract.cats;