diff --git a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
index 99449244bb..de0608121e 100644
--- a/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/datavcmn.cpp
@@ -1486,6 +1486,7 @@ void wxDataViewListStore::InsertItem(  unsigned int row, const wxVector<wxVarian
 void wxDataViewListStore::DeleteItem( unsigned int row )
 {
     wxVector<wxDataViewListStoreLine*>::iterator it = m_data.begin() + row;
+    delete *it;
     m_data.erase( it );
 
     RowDeleted( row );