diff --git a/src/mred/mredmac.cxx b/src/mred/mredmac.cxx
index aea2890f82..d585074b68 100644
--- a/src/mred/mredmac.cxx
+++ b/src/mred/mredmac.cxx
@@ -285,9 +285,6 @@ static int waiting_for_next_event;
 static int wne_handlersInstalled;
 static int pending_self_ae;
 
-static int ae_target_ready = 0;
-static AEAddressDesc ae_target;
-
 static void EnsureWNEReturn()
 {
   /* Generate an event that WaitNextEvent() will return, but that we can
@@ -301,18 +298,17 @@ static void EnsureWNEReturn()
      dummy AppleEvent and defeat the purpose. */
   if (!pending_self_ae) {
     ProcessSerialNumber psn;
-    AppleEvent ae;
+    AppleEvent ae, ae_target;
 
     pending_self_ae = 1;
 
     GetCurrentProcess(&psn);
-    if (!ae_target_ready) {
-      AECreateDesc(typeProcessSerialNumber, &psn, sizeof(psn), &ae_target);
-      ae_target_ready = 1;
-    }
+    AECreateDesc(typeProcessSerialNumber, &psn, sizeof(psn), &ae_target);
     AECreateAppleEvent('MrEd', 'Smug', &ae_target, kAutoGenerateReturnID, kAnyTransactionID, &ae);
     AESend(&ae, NULL, kAENoReply, kAENormalPriority, kNoTimeOut, NULL, NULL);
-    AEDisposeDesc(&ae);
+    /* Not supposed to dispose? */
+    /* AEDisposeDesc(&ae); */
+    /* AEDisposeDesc(&ae_target); */
   }
 }