diff --git a/src/controls/QskPageIndicatorSkinlet.cpp b/src/controls/QskPageIndicatorSkinlet.cpp
index 2a134d89..3bbcdf63 100644
--- a/src/controls/QskPageIndicatorSkinlet.cpp
+++ b/src/controls/QskPageIndicatorSkinlet.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ QSGNode* QskPageIndicatorSkinlet::updateBulletsNode(
 
     // if count has decreased we need to remove superfluous nodes
     while ( bulletNode->nextSibling() != nullptr )
+    {
+        auto sibling = bulletNode->nextSibling();
         node->removeChildNode( bulletNode->nextSibling() );
+        delete sibling;
+    }
 
     return node;
 }