diff --git a/XCode Classes/AppController.mm b/XCode Classes/AppController.mm
index 09cf0cc..d1d2e00 100644
--- a/XCode Classes/AppController.mm	
+++ b/XCode Classes/AppController.mm	
@@ -16,6 +16,4 @@ - (void) startUnity:(UIApplication*)application
 	[iCadeReader setDelegate:iCade];
 	[application.keyWindow.rootViewController.view addSubview:iCadeReader];
 	[iCadeReader setActive:YES];
-	[iCadeReader release];
-	[iCade release];
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.h b/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.h
index ed26de1..020cbb3 100755
--- a/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.h	
+++ b/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.h	
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 }
 
 @property (nonatomic, assign) iCadeState iCadeState;
-@property (nonatomic, retain) id<iCadeEventDelegate> delegate;
+@property (nonatomic, strong) id<iCadeEventDelegate> delegate;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL active;
 
 @end
diff --git a/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.m b/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.m
index e5acac0..4694f84 100755
--- a/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.m	
+++ b/XCode Classes/iCadeReaderView.m	
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ - (id)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
 - (void)dealloc {
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self name:UIApplicationDidEnterBackgroundNotification object:nil];
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self name:UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification object:nil];
-	
-	[_delegate release];
-	
-    [super dealloc];
 }
 
 - (void)didEnterBackground {
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@ - (UIView*) inputView {
 }
 
 - (void)setDelegate:(id<iCadeEventDelegate>)delegate {
-    _delegate = [delegate retain];
+    _delegate = delegate;
     if (!_delegate) return;
     
     _delegateFlags.stateChanged = [_delegate respondsToSelector:@selector(stateChanged:)];