diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
index 734fbe577f..f98c10c230 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.prototype= {
             }
         }
 
+        if (this.events) {
+            this.events.destroy();
+        }
         this.events = null;
+        
         this.layer = null;
         this.id = null;
         this.lonlat = null;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
index c632cb8110..c84f448365 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer.js
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.prototype = {
         this.name = null;
         this.div = null;
         this.options = null;
+        
+        this.events.destroy();
         this.events = null;
     },
     
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
index 1338e9c124..100a28cdb3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Marker.js
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ OpenLayers.Marker.prototype = {
     
     destroy: function() {
         this.map = null;
-        
+
+        this.events.destroy();
+        this.events = null;
+
         if (this.icon != null) {
             this.icon.destroy();
             this.icon = null;
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
index 7506e77b7e..f13f2680b8 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Popup.js
@@ -117,9 +117,11 @@ OpenLayers.Popup.prototype = {
     destroy: function() {
         if (this.map != null) {
             this.map.removePopup(this);
+            this.map = null;
         }
+        this.events.destroy();
+        this.events = null;
         this.div = null;
-        this.map = null;
     },
 
     /** 
diff --git a/tests/test_Events.html b/tests/test_Events.html
index 65c79241d3..2582942090 100644
--- a/tests/test_Events.html
+++ b/tests/test_Events.html
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@
         t.eq(OpenLayers.Event.observers.length,
              start + OpenLayers.Events.prototype.BROWSER_EVENTS.length + 1,
              "construction increases the number of event observers");
-        events = events.destroy();
+        events.destroy();
+        events = null;
         t.eq(OpenLayers.Event.observers.length, start,
              "destruction restores the number of event observers");
     }