diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
index 0e62454b78f..5c37a8b1d14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Modules ModulesHandler::modules() const
 void ModulesHandler::removeModule(const QString &modulePath)
 {
     if (ModuleItem *item = moduleFromPath(m_model->rootItem(), modulePath))
-        m_model->takeItem(item);
+        delete m_model->takeItem(item);
 }
 
 void ModulesHandler::updateModule(const Module &module)
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ void ModulesHandler::endUpdateAll()
     for (int i = root->rowCount(); --i >= 0; ) {
         auto item = static_cast<ModuleItem *>(root->child(i));
         if (!item->updated)
-            m_model->takeItem(item);
+            delete m_model->takeItem(item);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index 97c90afa163..1bef8ea50a0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ void WatchModel::insertItem(WatchItem *item)
 
     if (WatchItem *existing = parent->findItem(item->iname)) {
         int row = parent->children().indexOf(existing);
-        takeItem(existing);
+        delete takeItem(existing);
         parent->insertChild(row, item);
     } else {
         parent->appendChild(item);
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ void WatchHandler::purgeOutdatedItems(const QSet<QByteArray> &inames)
 {
     foreach (const QByteArray &iname, inames) {
         WatchItem *item = findItem(iname);
-        m_model->takeItem(item);
+        delete m_model->takeItem(item);
     }
 
     m_model->layoutChanged();