diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
index e6aa8dcc44..a8af580fe2 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Layer/WFS.js
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ OpenLayers.Layer.WFS = OpenLayers.Class(
                 } else {
                     this.clearMarkers();
                 }    
-                this.tile.destroy();
                 this.removeTileMonitoringHooks(this.tile);
+                this.tile.destroy();
                 
                 this.tile = null;
                 this.tile = new OpenLayers.Tile.WFS(this, pos, tileBounds,