diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
index 80807f24d1..680fe1bb2a 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/Vector.js
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.Vector.prototype =
     destroy: function() {
         OpenLayers.Layer.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);  
 
-        // HACK HACK -- I believe we should be iterating and 
-        //              calling feature[i].destroy() here. 
+        this.destroyFeatures();
         this.features = null;
         this.selectedFeatures = null;
         if (this.renderer) {