diff --git a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
index ffb9e88c7..8070b3c34 100644
--- a/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
+++ b/src/cas/generic/casChannelI.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ casChannelI::~casChannelI ()
     // force PV delete if this is the last channel attached
     this->pv.deleteSignal ();
 
-    delete & this->chan;
+    this->chan.destroy ();
 }
 
 void casChannelI::uninstallFromPV ( casEventSys & eventSys )