diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js
index f0e1afb691..d5efe93572 100755
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Strategy.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ OpenLayers.Strategy = OpenLayers.Class({
     destroy: function() {
         this.deactivate();
         this.layer = null;
+        this.options = null;
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Strategy.html b/tests/Strategy.html
index ff59028c3c..3f8ebe5bf5 100644
--- a/tests/Strategy.html
+++ b/tests/Strategy.html
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
     }
     
     function test_destroy(t) {
-        t.plan(1);
+        t.plan(2);
         var strategy = new OpenLayers.Strategy({
+            options: {foo: 'bar'},
             layer: 'foo'
         });
         strategy.destroy();
 
         t.eq(strategy.layer, null, "destroy nullify protocol.layer");
+        t.eq(strategy.options, null, "destroy nullify protocol.options");
     }
 
   </script>