diff --git a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_sif.inc.php b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_sif.inc.php
index 13ae2c6fc0..ccf33b5655 100644
--- a/calendar/inc/class.calendar_sif.inc.php
+++ b/calendar/inc/class.calendar_sif.inc.php
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class calendar_sif extends calendar_boupdate
 				}
 			}
 
-			$vcal		= &new Horde_iCalendar('1.0');
+			$vcal		= new Horde_iCalendar('1.0');
 
 
 			$sifEvent = self::xml_decl . "\n<appointment>" . self::SIF_decl;