diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel.ts
index 086406ea265..cc66317f3e6 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/DashboardModel.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export class DashboardModel {
 
     // remove panels
     _.pull(this.panels, ...panelsToRemove);
-
+    panelsToRemove.map(p => p.destroy());
     this.sortPanelsByGridPos();
     this.events.emit('repeats-processed');
   }