diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface_p.h b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface_p.h
index 3d98ae07c96..8336c3d63c5 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface_p.h
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qwindowsysteminterface_p.h
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ public:
             const QMutexLocker locker(&mutex);
             for (int i = 0; i < impl.size(); ++i) {
                 if (impl.at(i) == e) {
-                    impl.removeAt(i);
+                    delete impl.takeAt(i);
                     break;
                 }
             }