diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/WellLogCommands/RicWellLogFileCloseFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/WellLogCommands/RicWellLogFileCloseFeature.cpp
index e5754e3cf1..0dbfca960c 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/WellLogCommands/RicWellLogFileCloseFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/WellLogCommands/RicWellLogFileCloseFeature.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void RicWellLogFileCloseFeature::onActionTriggered(bool isChecked)
 
         if (parentWellPath != nullptr)
         {
-            parentWellPath->removeWellLogFile(wellLogFile);
+            parentWellPath->deleteWellLogFile(wellLogFile);
         }
         parentWellPath->updateConnectedEditors();
     }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.cpp b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.cpp
index 51da29cdea..35de516eed 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.cpp
@@ -653,13 +653,14 @@ void RimWellPath::addWellLogFile(RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo)
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /// 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RimWellPath::removeWellLogFile(const RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo)
+void RimWellPath::deleteWellLogFile(RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo)
 {
+    auto pdmObject = dynamic_cast<caf::PdmObjectHandle*>(logFileInfo);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < m_wellLogFiles.size(); i++)
     {
-        if (m_wellLogFiles[i] == logFileInfo)
+        if (m_wellLogFiles[i] == pdmObject)
         {
-            m_wellLogFiles.erase(i);
+            m_wellLogFiles.removeChildObject(pdmObject);
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.h b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.h
index 5d54feb73c..37adfea2a3 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.h
+++ b/ApplicationCode/ProjectDataModel/RimWellPath.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~RimWellPath();
 
     void                                addWellLogFile(RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo);
-    void                                removeWellLogFile(const RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo);
+    void                                deleteWellLogFile(RimWellLogFile* logFileInfo);
 
     virtual caf::PdmFieldHandle*        userDescriptionField();
     virtual caf::PdmFieldHandle*        objectToggleField();