diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index 8ab7f2b95f..45ad387456 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ wxMenuItem *wxMenuBase::DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item)
     if ( submenu )
     {
         submenu->SetParent((wxMenu *)NULL);
+        if ( submenu->IsAttached() )
+            submenu->Detach();
     }
 
     return item;