diff --git a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
index 835ae95b6..31a5aa21d 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/hintbox.cpp
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ void CHintBox::init(const char * const Caption, const char * const Text, const i
 
 CHintBox::~CHintBox(void)
 {
-	if (window != NULL)
-	{
-		delete window;
-		window = NULL;
-	}
+	hide();
 	free(message);
 }