diff --git a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
index 03eec5cdd7..8e9b1874f3 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_initialize_vcs() {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!addon_script_instance, "Failed to create addon script instance.");
 
 	// The addon is attached as a script to the VCS interface as a proxy end-point
-	vcs_interface->set_script_and_instance(script.get_ref_ptr(), addon_script_instance);
+	vcs_interface->set_script_instance(addon_script_instance);
 
 	EditorVCSInterface::set_singleton(vcs_interface);
 	EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->connect("filesystem_changed", this, "_refresh_stage_area");