diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 49ff0ff48a..bfc209aef3 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -1262,8 +1262,6 @@ wxIdRangeManager::~wxIdRangeManager()
         delete *i;
     }
     m_IdRanges.clear();
-
-    delete ms_instance;
 }
 
 void wxIdRangeManager::AddRange(const wxXmlNode* node)