diff --git a/MAFuture.m b/MAFuture.m
index ebced65..7e03955 100644
--- a/MAFuture.m
+++ b/MAFuture.m
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ - (BOOL)archiveValueUnlocked {
 
 
 - (BOOL)unarchiveValueUnlocked {
-    id value = [[NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:IKMemoryAwareFuturePath(self)] retain];
+    id value = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithFile:IKMemoryAwareFuturePath(self)];
     if (value != nil) {
         [self setFutureValueUnlocked:value];
     }