diff --git a/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp b/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
index f2cce2564d0..af75a869ebf 100644
--- a/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
+++ b/providers/ogr/qgsogrprovider.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ email                : sherman at mrcc.com
 #include <cfloat>
 #include <cassert>
 
+#include <gdal_version.h>
 #include <ogrsf_frmts.h>
 #include <ogr_geometry.h>
 #include <ogr_spatialref.h>
@@ -1344,7 +1345,7 @@ const std::list<std::pair<QString, QString> >& attributes)
     }
 
     OGRLayer* layer;	
-    layer = dataSource->CreateLayer(uri, reference, (OGRwkbGeometryType)vectortype, NULL);
+    layer = dataSource->CreateLayer(NULL, reference, (OGRwkbGeometryType)vectortype, NULL);
     if(layer == NULL)
     {
 	return false;
@@ -1386,10 +1387,14 @@ const std::list<std::pair<QString, QString> >& attributes)
     }
 
     OGRDataSource::DestroyDataSource(dataSource);
+
+    qWarning("GDAL Version number is: "+QString::number(GDAL_VERSION_NUM));
+#if GDAL_VERSION_NUM >= 1310
     if(reference)
     {
 	reference->Release();
     }
+#endif //GDAL_VERSION_NUM
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/qgisapp.cpp b/src/qgisapp.cpp
index 938278d690f..22fa4b48e86 100644
--- a/src/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -2025,7 +2025,6 @@ void QgisApp::newVectorLayer()
       filename += ".shp";
     }
 
-#if 0
     //try to create the new layer with OGRProvider instead of QgsVectorFileWriter
     QgsProviderRegistry * pReg = QgsProviderRegistry::instance();
     QString ogrlib = pReg->library("ogr");
@@ -2070,9 +2069,9 @@ const std::list<std::pair<QString, QString> >&);
             qWarning("Resolving newEmptyDataSource(...) failed");;
     #endif
         }
-        }
-#endif //0
+    }
 
+#if 0
     //create the new layer with QgsVectorFileWriter
     QgsVectorFileWriter* writer=0;
 
@@ -2131,6 +2130,7 @@ const std::list<std::pair<QString, QString> >&);
 	}
     }
     delete writer;
+#endif //0
 
     //then add the layer to the view
     QStringList filelist;