diff --git a/packages/material-ui/src/withWidth/withWidth.js b/packages/material-ui/src/withWidth/withWidth.js
index e2efb9d82b573a..670c3d36c2dc10 100644
--- a/packages/material-ui/src/withWidth/withWidth.js
+++ b/packages/material-ui/src/withWidth/withWidth.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ const withWidth = (options = {}) => Component => {
     }
 
     render() {
-      const { initialWidth, theme, width, innerRef, ...other } = this.props;
+      const { initialWidth, theme, width, ...other } = this.props;
 
       const props = {
         width:
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ const withWidth = (options = {}) => Component => {
 
       return (
         <EventListener target="window" onResize={this.handleResize}>
-          <Component {...more} {...props} ref={innerRef} />
+          <Component {...more} {...props} />
         </EventListener>
       );
     }
@@ -144,10 +144,6 @@ const withWidth = (options = {}) => Component => {
      * http://caniuse.com/#search=client%20hint
      */
     initialWidth: PropTypes.oneOf(['xs', 'sm', 'md', 'lg', 'xl']),
-    /**
-     * Use that property to pass a ref callback to the decorated component.
-     */
-    innerRef: PropTypes.oneOfType([PropTypes.func, PropTypes.object]),
     /**
      * @ignore
      */