diff --git a/doc/intrusive.qbk b/doc/intrusive.qbk
index 4b2c898..a0cf973 100644
--- a/doc/intrusive.qbk
+++ b/doc/intrusive.qbk
@@ -3799,6 +3799,7 @@ to be inserted in intrusive containers are allocated using `std::vector` or `std
    *  [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9332 #9332: ['"has_member_function_callable_with.hpp compile error on msvc-12.0"]].
    *  [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9746 #9746: Modern Sun CC compiler detects error in intrusive library header]
    *  [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9940 #9940: bad bug in intrusive list with safe_link (or auto_unlink) hooks]
+   *  [@https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/9949 #9949: clear header node hooks upon intrusive container destruction]
 
 *  Optimized tree rebalancing code to avoid redundant assignments.
 
diff --git a/include/boost/intrusive/bstree.hpp b/include/boost/intrusive/bstree.hpp
index ea0cbc8..d2850e9 100644
--- a/include/boost/intrusive/bstree.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/intrusive/bstree.hpp
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ struct bstbase
             ( this->header_ptr()
             , detail::node_disposer<detail::null_disposer, value_traits, AlgoType>
                (detail::null_disposer(), &this->get_value_traits()));
-         node_algorithms::init(this->header_ptr());
       }
    }
 };
diff --git a/include/boost/intrusive/list.hpp b/include/boost/intrusive/list.hpp
index f9bcb96..ac845c4 100644
--- a/include/boost/intrusive/list.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/intrusive/list.hpp
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ class list_impl
    {
       if(is_safe_autounlink<ValueTraits::link_mode>::value){
          this->clear();
-         node_algorithms::init(this->get_root_node());
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/intrusive/slist.hpp b/include/boost/intrusive/slist.hpp
index 8307358..fa88cd2 100644
--- a/include/boost/intrusive/slist.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/intrusive/slist.hpp
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ class slist_impl
    {
       if(is_safe_autounlink<ValueTraits::link_mode>::value){
          this->clear();
-         node_algorithms::init(this->get_root_node());
       }
    }