diff --git a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
index dd52324ea9..b8b0e07d31 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/cocoa/private.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ OSStatus WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacDrawCGImage(
                                CGContextRef    inContext,
                                const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                CGImageRef      inImage) ;
-WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image );
+WX_NSImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image );
 CGImageRef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateCGImageFromNSImage( WX_NSImage nsimage );
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h b/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
index 73376eac68..0a698a7bbb 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/iphone/private.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ OSStatus WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxMacDrawCGImage(
                                const CGRect *  inBounds,
                                CGImageRef      inImage) ;
 
-WX_UIImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXCreateUIImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image );
+WX_UIImage WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxOSXGetUIImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image );
 
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxWidgetIPhoneImpl : public wxWidgetImpl
 {
diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
index c46711cec4..7a306737f3 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/utilscocoa.mm
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ WX_UIFont wxFont::OSXCreateUIFont(const wxNativeFontInfo* info)
 
 #if wxOSX_USE_IPHONE
 
-WX_UIImage  wxOSXCreateUIImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image )
+WX_UIImage  wxOSXGetUIImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image )
 {
     UIImage  *newImage = [UIImage imageWithCGImage:image];
     [newImage autorelease];
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ WX_UIImage  wxOSXCreateUIImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image )
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA
 
 //  From "Cocoa Drawing Guide:Working with Images"
-WX_NSImage  wxOSXCreateNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image )
+WX_NSImage  wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( CGImageRef image )
 {
     NSRect      imageRect    = NSMakeRect(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
 
@@ -543,11 +543,9 @@ WX_NSCursor  wxMacCocoaCreateCursorFromCGImage( CGImageRef cgImageRef, float hot
         firstTime = NO;
     }
 
-    NSImage    *nsImage  = wxOSXCreateNSImageFromCGImage( cgImageRef );
+    NSImage    *nsImage  = wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( cgImageRef );
     NSCursor  *cursor    = [[NSCursor alloc] initWithImage:nsImage hotSpot:NSMakePoint( hotSpotX, hotSpotY )];
 
-    [nsImage release];
-
     return cursor;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
index 331788487f..ebb6ff260f 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/bitmap.cpp
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ IconRef wxBitmap::CreateIconRef() const
 WX_NSImage wxBitmap::GetNSImage() const
 {
     wxCFRef< CGImageRef > cgimage(CreateCGImage());
-    return wxOSXCreateNSImageFromCGImage( cgimage );
+    return wxOSXGetNSImageFromCGImage( cgimage );
 }
 
 #endif
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ WX_NSImage wxBitmap::GetNSImage() const
 WX_UIImage wxBitmap::GetUIImage() const
 {
     wxCFRef< CGImageRef > cgimage(CreateCGImage());
-    return wxOSXCreateUIImageFromCGImage( cgimage );
+    return wxOSXGetUIImageFromCGImage( cgimage );
 }
 
 #endif