2 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim b/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
index 1b40c00ab..4001e97c3 100644
--- a/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/seqs_v2.nim
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@ proc shrink*[T](x: var seq[T]; newLen: Natural) =
   when nimvm:
     setLen(x, newLen)
   else:
-    mixin `=destroy`
     #sysAssert newLen <= x.len, "invalid newLen parameter for 'shrink'"
     when not supportsCopyMem(T):
       for i in countdown(x.len - 1, newLen):
-        `=destroy`(x[i])
+        reset x[i]
     # XXX This is wrong for const seqs that were moved into 'x'!
     cast[ptr NimSeqV2[T]](addr x).len = newLen
 
diff --git a/lib/system/widestrs.nim b/lib/system/widestrs.nim
index aabcbdc90..83c11eb79 100644
--- a/lib/system/widestrs.nim
+++ b/lib/system/widestrs.nim
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ when defined(nimv2):
   proc `=destroy`(a: var WideCStringObj) =
     if a.data != nil:
       deallocShared(a.data)
-      a.data = nil
 
   proc `=`(a: var WideCStringObj; b: WideCStringObj) {.error.}