diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
index c858b57b7..566a8d6ba 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/characterpreview.cpp
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     CharacterPreview::~CharacterPreview ()
     {
+        mCamera->removeChildren(0, mCamera->getNumChildren());
         mViewer->getSceneData()->asGroup()->removeChild(mCamera);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
index 4bc24c594..d5102b153 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ namespace MWRender
 
     GlobalMap::~GlobalMap()
     {
+        for (CameraVector::iterator it = mCamerasPendingRemoval.begin(); it != mCamerasPendingRemoval.end(); ++it)
+            removeCamera(*it);
+        for (CameraVector::iterator it = mActiveCameras.begin(); it != mActiveCameras.end(); ++it)
+            removeCamera(*it);
     }
 
     void GlobalMap::render (Loading::Listener* loadingListener)
@@ -507,7 +511,8 @@ namespace MWRender
     void GlobalMap::cleanupCameras()
     {
         for (CameraVector::iterator it = mCamerasPendingRemoval.begin(); it != mCamerasPendingRemoval.end(); ++it)
-            mRoot->removeChild(*it);
+            removeCamera(*it);
+
         mCamerasPendingRemoval.clear();
 
         for (ImageDestVector::iterator it = mPendingImageDest.begin(); it != mPendingImageDest.end();)
@@ -524,4 +529,10 @@ namespace MWRender
             it = mPendingImageDest.erase(it);
         }
     }
+
+    void GlobalMap::removeCamera(osg::Camera *cam)
+    {
+        cam->removeChildren(0, cam->getNumChildren());
+        mRoot->removeChild(cam);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.hpp
index 07ae7cdae..df8aa9962 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/globalmap.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ namespace MWRender
          */
         void cleanupCameras();
 
+        void removeCamera(osg::Camera* cam);
+
         /**
          * Mark a camera for cleanup in the next update. For internal use only.
          */
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
index 8340ab78a..833e2717b 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ LocalMap::LocalMap(osgViewer::Viewer* viewer)
 LocalMap::~LocalMap()
 {
     for (CameraVector::iterator it = mActiveCameras.begin(); it != mActiveCameras.end(); ++it)
-        mRoot->removeChild(*it);
+        removeCamera(*it);
     for (CameraVector::iterator it = mCamerasPendingRemoval.begin(); it != mCamerasPendingRemoval.end(); ++it)
-        mRoot->removeChild(*it);
+        removeCamera(*it);
 }
 
 const osg::Vec2f LocalMap::rotatePoint(const osg::Vec2f& point, const osg::Vec2f& center, const float angle)
@@ -275,6 +275,12 @@ osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> LocalMap::getFogOfWarTexture(int x, int y)
         return found->second.mFogOfWarTexture;
 }
 
+void LocalMap::removeCamera(osg::Camera *cam)
+{
+    cam->removeChildren(0, cam->getNumChildren());
+    mRoot->removeChild(cam);
+}
+
 void LocalMap::markForRemoval(osg::Camera *cam)
 {
     CameraVector::iterator found = std::find(mActiveCameras.begin(), mActiveCameras.end(), cam);
@@ -293,11 +299,7 @@ void LocalMap::cleanupCameras()
         return;
 
     for (CameraVector::iterator it = mCamerasPendingRemoval.begin(); it != mCamerasPendingRemoval.end(); ++it)
-    {
-        (*it)->removeChildren(0, (*it)->getNumChildren());
-        (*it)->setGraphicsContext(NULL);
-        mRoot->removeChild(*it);
-    }
+        removeCamera(*it);
 
     mCamerasPendingRemoval.clear();
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.hpp
index d946f4c2b..2516c063e 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/localmap.hpp
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         osg::ref_ptr<osg::Texture2D> getFogOfWarTexture (int x, int y);
 
+        void removeCamera(osg::Camera* cam);
+
         /**
          * Indicates a camera has been queued for rendering and can be cleaned up in the next frame. For internal use only.
          */
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
index 532e5cedc..f6b7a0d86 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp
@@ -443,11 +443,13 @@ void Water::updateWaterMaterial()
 {
     if (mReflection)
     {
+        mReflection->removeChildren(0, mReflection->getNumChildren());
         mParent->removeChild(mReflection);
         mReflection = NULL;
     }
     if (mRefraction)
     {
+        mRefraction->removeChildren(0, mRefraction->getNumChildren());
         mParent->removeChild(mRefraction);
         mRefraction = NULL;
     }
@@ -572,11 +574,13 @@ Water::~Water()
 
     if (mReflection)
     {
+        mReflection->removeChildren(0, mReflection->getNumChildren());
         mParent->removeChild(mReflection);
         mReflection = NULL;
     }
     if (mRefraction)
     {
+        mRefraction->removeChildren(0, mRefraction->getNumChildren());
         mParent->removeChild(mRefraction);
         mRefraction = NULL;
     }
diff --git a/components/myguiplatform/myguirendermanager.cpp b/components/myguiplatform/myguirendermanager.cpp
index 7654a2821..9d1f7100f 100644
--- a/components/myguiplatform/myguirendermanager.cpp
+++ b/components/myguiplatform/myguirendermanager.cpp
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ void RenderManager::initialise()
 
 void RenderManager::shutdown()
 {
+    mGuiRoot->removeChildren(0, mGuiRoot->getNumChildren());
+    mSceneRoot->removeChild(mGuiRoot);
 }
 
 MyGUI::IVertexBuffer* RenderManager::createVertexBuffer()