diff --git a/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.cpp b/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.cpp
index ebbbf629a..1d9ac4de6 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.cpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void FeatureUnlockedCutScene::init()
     
     if (unlockedStuffCount == 0)  std::cerr << "There is nothing in the unlock chest!!!\n";
     
-    m_all_kart_models.clear();
+    m_all_kart_models.clearAndDeleteAll();
     for (int n=0; n<unlockedStuffCount; n++)
     {
         if (m_unlocked_stuff[n].m_unlocked_kart != NULL)
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ void FeatureUnlockedCutScene::init()
                                                    m_unlocked_stuff[n].m_w,
                                                    m_unlocked_stuff[n].m_h);
             m_unlocked_stuff[n].m_root_gift_node   = irr_driver->addMesh(mesh);
+            mesh->drop();
 #ifdef DEBUG
             m_unlocked_stuff[n].m_root_gift_node->setName("unlocked track picture");
 #endif
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ void FeatureUnlockedCutScene::tearDown()
 #endif
 
     m_unlocked_stuff.clearAndDeleteAll();
-    m_all_kart_models.clear();
+    m_all_kart_models.clearAndDeleteAll();
 }   // tearDown
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.hpp b/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.hpp
index e898c8a22..06cd51730 100644
--- a/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.hpp
+++ b/src/states_screens/feature_unlocked.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class FeatureUnlockedCutScene : public GUIEngine::Screen, public GUIEngine::Scre
     ptr_vector<UnlockedThing, HOLD> m_unlocked_stuff;
     
     /** To store the copy of the KartModel for each unlocked kart. */
-    std::vector<KartModel*> m_all_kart_models;
+    ptr_vector<KartModel> m_all_kart_models;
+    
     /** sky angle, 0-360 */
     float m_sky_angle;