diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.cpp b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.cpp
index 1e490a4cf986..00bb71bf31aa 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.cpp
@@ -1452,6 +1452,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initGameLogicPythonBinding()
 		PyList_SET_ITEM(joylist, i, Py_None);
 	}
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "joysticks", joylist);
+	Py_DECREF(joylist);
 
 	ErrorObject = PyUnicode_FromString("GameLogic.error");
 	PyDict_SetItemString(d, "error", ErrorObject);
@@ -2057,7 +2058,9 @@ void initGamePlayerPythonScripting(Main *maggie, int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	PyDict_SetItemString(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), "bge", initBGE());
+	PyObject *mod = initBGE();
+	PyDict_SetItemString(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), "bge", mod);
+	Py_DECREF(mod);
 
 	first_time = false;
 	
@@ -2109,7 +2112,9 @@ void initGamePythonScripting(Main *maggie)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	PyDict_SetItemString(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), "bge", initBGE());
+	PyObject *mod = initBGE();
+	PyDict_SetItemString(PyImport_GetModuleDict(), "bge", mod);
+	Py_DECREF(mod);
 
 	EXP_PyObjectPlus::NullDeprecationWarning();
 }
@@ -2137,8 +2142,7 @@ void exitGamePythonScripting()
 
 /* similar to the above functions except it sets up the namespace
  * and other more general things */
-void setupGamePython(KX_KetsjiEngine* ketsjiengine, Main *blenderdata,
-                     PyObject *pyGlobalDict, PyObject **gameLogic, int argc, char** argv)
+void setupGamePython(KX_KetsjiEngine* ketsjiengine, Main *blenderdata, PyObject *pyGlobalDict, int argc, char** argv)
 {
 	PyObject *modules;
 
@@ -2149,10 +2153,11 @@ void setupGamePython(KX_KetsjiEngine* ketsjiengine, Main *blenderdata,
 
 	modules = PyImport_GetModuleDict();
 
-	*gameLogic = PyDict_GetItemString(modules, "GameLogic");
+	PyObject *gameLogic = PyDict_GetItemString(modules, "GameLogic");
 	/* is set in initGameLogicPythonBinding so only set here if we want it to persist between scenes */
 	if (pyGlobalDict)
-		PyDict_SetItemString(PyModule_GetDict(*gameLogic), "globalDict", pyGlobalDict); // Same as importing the module.z
+		PyDict_SetItemString(PyModule_GetDict(gameLogic), "globalDict", pyGlobalDict); // Same as importing the module.z
+	Py_DECREF(gameLogic);
 }
 
 void createPythonConsole()
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.h b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.h
index c3891ef01569..e7e6395ff31d 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Ketsji/KX_PythonInit.h
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ void appendPythonPath(const std::string& path);
 
 void exitGamePlayerPythonScripting();
 void exitGamePythonScripting();
-void setupGamePython(KX_KetsjiEngine *ketsjiengine, Main *blenderdata,
-                     PyObject *pyGlobalDict, PyObject **gameLogic, int argc, char **argv);
+void setupGamePython(KX_KetsjiEngine *ketsjiengine, Main *blenderdata, PyObject *pyGlobalDict, int argc, char **argv);
 std::string pathGamePythonConfig();
 void saveGamePythonConfig();
 void loadGamePythonConfig();
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.cpp b/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.cpp
index 99e6d366c527..fc45867e7d00 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ LA_Launcher::LA_Launcher(GHOST_ISystem *system, Main *maggie, Scene *scene, Glob
 	m_converter(nullptr),
 #ifdef WITH_PYTHON
 	m_globalDict(nullptr),
-	m_gameLogic(nullptr),
 #endif  // WITH_PYTHON
 	m_samples(samples),
 	m_stereoMode(stereoMode),
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ void LA_Launcher::InitEngine()
 #ifdef WITH_PYTHON
 	KX_SetMainPath(std::string(m_maggie->name));
 	// Some python things.
-	setupGamePython(m_ketsjiEngine, m_maggie, m_globalDict, &m_gameLogic, m_argc, m_argv);
+	setupGamePython(m_ketsjiEngine, m_maggie, m_globalDict, m_argc, m_argv);
 #endif  // WITH_PYTHON
 
 	// Create a scene converter, create and convert the stratingscene.
@@ -325,19 +324,6 @@ void LA_Launcher::ExitEngine()
 	DEV_Joystick::Close();
 	m_ketsjiEngine->StopEngine();
 
-#ifdef WITH_PYTHON
-
-	/* Clears the dictionary by hand:
-	 * This prevents, extra references to global variables
-	 * inside the GameLogic dictionary when the python interpreter is finalized.
-	 * which allows the scene to safely delete them :)
-	 * see: (space.c)->start_game
-	 */
-
-	PyDict_Clear(PyModule_GetDict(m_gameLogic));
-
-#endif  // WITH_PYTHON
-
 	// Do we will stop ?
 	if ((m_exitRequested != KX_ExitRequest::RESTART_GAME) && (m_exitRequested != KX_ExitRequest::START_OTHER_GAME)) {
 		// Then set the cursor back to normal here to avoid set the cursor visible between two game load.
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.h b/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.h
index a8b337f37e21..cfd094a3cd59 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/Launcher/LA_Launcher.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ class LA_Launcher
 
 #ifdef WITH_PYTHON
 	PyObject *m_globalDict;
-	PyObject *m_gameLogic;
 #endif  // WITH_PYTHON
 
 	/// The number of render samples.
diff --git a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/blendVideoTex.cpp b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/blendVideoTex.cpp
index 2ca134340687..7180544f42cf 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/blendVideoTex.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/VideoTexture/blendVideoTex.cpp
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC initVideoTexturePythonBinding(void)
 	pyImageTypes.reg(m);
 	pyFilterTypes.reg(m);
 
+	Py_INCREF(&Texture::Type);
 	PyModule_AddObject(m, "Texture", (PyObject *)&Texture::Type);
 #ifdef WITH_GAMEENGINE_DECKLINK
 	Py_INCREF(&DeckLinkType);