diff --git a/src/sourcetree/items/collectionitem.cpp b/src/sourcetree/items/collectionitem.cpp
index 3d2c2a6b5..6f85111af 100644
--- a/src/sourcetree/items/collectionitem.cpp
+++ b/src/sourcetree/items/collectionitem.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ CollectionItem::playlistDeletedInternal( SourceTreeItem* parent, const T& p )
             parent->beginRowsRemoved( i, i );
             parent->removeChild( pl );
             parent->endRowsRemoved();
+
+            delete pl;
             break;
         }
     }