diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
index 06ddcb225..53957152f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/objects.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ void Objects::clearSceneNode (Ogre::SceneNode *node)
     {
         clearSceneNode(static_cast<Ogre::SceneNode*>(it.getNext ()));
     }
+    node->removeAndDestroyAllChildren ();
 }
 
 void Objects::setMwRoot(Ogre::SceneNode* root)