# Tweet by [@keefmoon](http://twitter.com/keefmoon) on 2019-06-25 14:12:59
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So, UICollectionView has a strong reference to it's layout, and UICollectionViewLayout has a strong reference to it's collection view. 🤔 How doe this not lead to a retain cycle? https://t.co/rADtJqPk52