diff --git a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiFormLayoutObjectEditor.cpp b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiFormLayoutObjectEditor.cpp
index f1296e94e7..b1a69a7eeb 100644
--- a/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiFormLayoutObjectEditor.cpp
+++ b/Fwk/AppFwk/cafUserInterface/cafPdmUiFormLayoutObjectEditor.cpp
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ void caf::PdmUiFormLayoutObjectEditor::ensureWidgetContainsEmptyGridLayout( QWid
         QLayoutItem* item;
         while ( ( item = layout->takeAt( 0 ) ) != 0 )
         {
+            delete item;
         }
         QWidget().setLayout( layout );
     }