diff --git a/gui-lib/mred/private/wx/gtk/x11.rkt b/gui-lib/mred/private/wx/gtk/x11.rkt
index 45eceee6..f013eccd 100644
--- a/gui-lib/mred/private/wx/gtk/x11.rkt
+++ b/gui-lib/mred/private/wx/gtk/x11.rkt
@@ -97,16 +97,13 @@
 			    (XFreePixmap dpy pixmap)))
 	       (lambda ()
 		 (proc dpy win w h d)))))))
-(define-x11 XDestroyWindow (_fun _Display _Window -> _void)
-  #:wrap (deallocator cadr))
+
+;; No finalization here, because we rely on destroying the
+;; enclosing window to release a created window, if
+;; necessary.
+(define-x11 XDestroyWindow (_fun _Display _Window -> _void))
 (define-x11 XCreateSimpleWindow (_fun _Display _Window
 				      _int _int _int _int
 				      _int _long _long
-				      -> _Window)
-  #:wrap (lambda (proc)
-	   (lambda (dpy win x y w h bw b bg)
-	     (((allocator (lambda (win)
-			    (XDestroyWindow dpy win)))
-	       (lambda ()
-		 (proc dpy win x y w h bw b bg)))))))
+				      -> _Window))
 
diff --git a/gui-test/tests/gracket/gc-blits.rkt b/gui-test/tests/gracket/gc-blits.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38b4865d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui-test/tests/gracket/gc-blits.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#lang racket/base
+(require racket/class
+	 racket/gui/base)
+
+(define w 50)
+(define h 50)
+(define on (make-bitmap w h))
+(define off (make-bitmap w h))
+(send (send on make-dc) draw-rectangle 5 5 (- w 10) (- h 10))
+
+(send
+ (for/fold ([prev-f #f]) ([i (in-range 10)])
+   (define f (new frame% [label "GC Blit"] [width 100] [height 100]))
+   (define c (new canvas% [parent f]))
+   (register-collecting-blit c 0 0 w h on off)
+   (send f show #t)
+   (collect-garbage)
+   (yield (system-idle-evt))
+   (when prev-f (send prev-f show #f))
+   f)
+ show #f)
+