diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
index d3bb90b696..a4f9b245e7 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Control/TransformFeature.js
@@ -603,10 +603,16 @@ OpenLayers.Control.TransformFeature = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Control, {
             geom._rotationHandle && geom._rotationHandle.destroy();
             geom._rotationHandle = null;
         }
+        this.center = null;
+        this.feature = null;
+        this.handles = null;
+        this.rotationHandleSymbolizer = null;
+        this.rotationHandles = null;
         this.box.destroy();
         this.box = null;
         this.layer = null;
         this.dragControl.destroy();
+        this.dragControl = null;
         OpenLayers.Control.prototype.destroy.apply(this, arguments);
     },