diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDetail.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDetail.cpp
index a8739ef589..022e1869c3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDetail.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/TaskDetail.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ TaskDetail::TaskDetail(TechDraw::DrawViewDetail* detailFeat):
 
 TaskDetail::~TaskDetail()
 {
-    m_ghost->deleteLater();  //this might not exist if scene is destroyed before TaskDetail is deleted?
 }
 
 void TaskDetail::updateTask()