diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index bb8409d872..101c9de931 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@
    past entries belonging to author(s): Viktor Szakats.
 */
 
+2009-12-21 23:29 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
+  * harbour/include/hbapi.h
+  * harbour/src/vm/garbage.c
+    - removed function hb_gcRefDec()
+    * functions hb_gcRefInc() and hb_gcRefFree() moved to public API
+      After recent modifications in GC which introduced user defined
+      mark functions it's reasonable to make these function public to
+      extend functionality and give GC full interface to user defined
+      blocks.
+
 2009-12-21 23:19 UTC+0100 Przemyslaw Czerpak (druzus/at/priv.onet.pl)
   * harbour/contrib/rddsql/hbrddsql.h
   * harbour/contrib/rddsql/sqlbase.c
diff --git a/harbour/include/hbapi.h b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
index 4cce18b11e..d0ca3bc4d7 100644
--- a/harbour/include/hbapi.h
+++ b/harbour/include/hbapi.h
@@ -583,6 +583,8 @@ extern HB_EXPORT  void     hb_gcFree( void * pAlloc ); /* deallocates a memory a
 extern HB_EXPORT  void *   hb_gcLock( void * pAlloc ); /* do not release passed memory block */
 extern HB_EXPORT  void *   hb_gcUnlock( void * pAlloc ); /* passed block is allowed to be released */
 extern HB_EXPORT  void     hb_gcMark( void * pAlloc ); /* mark given block as used */
+extern HB_EXPORT  void     hb_gcRefInc( void * pAlloc );  /* increment reference counter */
+extern HB_EXPORT  void     hb_gcRefFree( void * pAlloc ); /* decrement reference counter and free the block when 0 reached */
 
 extern HB_EXPORT  void     hb_gcDummyMark( void * Cargo ); /* dummy GC mark function */
 
@@ -604,14 +606,10 @@ extern void       hb_vmIsStaticRef( void ); /* hvm.c - mark all static variables
 extern void       hb_gcReleaseAll( void ); /* release all memory blocks unconditionally */
 
 extern void       hb_gcRefCheck( void * pBlock ); /* Check if block still cannot be access after destructor execution */
-extern void       hb_gcRefInc( void * pAlloc );  /* increment reference counter */
-extern BOOL       hb_gcRefDec( void * pAlloc );  /* decrement reference counter, return HB_TRUE when 0 reached */
-extern void       hb_gcRefFree( void * pAlloc ); /* decrement reference counter and free the block when 0 reached */
 extern HB_COUNTER hb_gcRefCount( void * pAlloc );  /* return number of references */
 
 #if 0
 #define hb_gcRefInc( p )      hb_xRefInc( HB_GC_PTR( p ) )
-#define hb_gcRefDec( p )      hb_xRefDec( HB_GC_PTR( p ) )
 #define hb_gcRefCount( p )    hb_xRefCount( HB_GC_PTR( p ) )
 #define hb_gcFunc( p )        ( HB_GC_PTR( p )->pFunc )
 #endif
diff --git a/harbour/src/vm/garbage.c b/harbour/src/vm/garbage.c
index 377b2a7485..c63ca1c2a5 100644
--- a/harbour/src/vm/garbage.c
+++ b/harbour/src/vm/garbage.c
@@ -298,13 +298,6 @@ void hb_gcRefInc( void * pBlock )
    hb_xRefInc( HB_GC_PTR( pBlock ) );
 }
 
-/* decrement reference counter, return TRUE when 0 reached */
-#undef hb_gcRefDec
-BOOL hb_gcRefDec( void * pBlock )
-{
-   return hb_xRefDec( HB_GC_PTR( pBlock ) );
-}
-
 /* decrement reference counter and free the block when 0 reached */
 #undef hb_gcRefFree
 void hb_gcRefFree( void * pBlock )