diff --git a/src/items/item_manager.cpp b/src/items/item_manager.cpp
index c92f01341..2bf20e979 100644
--- a/src/items/item_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/items/item_manager.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void ItemManager::loadDefaultItems()
         m_item_mesh[i]          = mesh;
         mesh->grab();
     }   // for i
+    delete root;
 }   // loadDefaultItems
 
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