diff --git a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
index ff1b30bfb..af3027911 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/components/cc_item_infobox.cpp
@@ -66,18 +66,22 @@ CComponentsInfoBox::CComponentsInfoBox(const int x_pos, const int y_pos, const i
 
 CComponentsInfoBox::~CComponentsInfoBox()
 {
+#if 0 // called from base (CComponentsText) dtor
 	hide();
 	clearSavedScreen();
 	clearCCText();
+	clear();
+#endif
 	delete pic;
 	delete cctext;
-	clear();
 }
 
 void CComponentsInfoBox::initVarInfobox()
 {
 	//CComponents, CComponentsItem,  CComponentsText
+#if 0 // called from base (CComponentsText) ctor
 	initVarText();
+#endif
 	cc_item_type = CC_ITEMTYPE_TEXT_INFOBOX;
 
 	//CComponentsInfoBox