diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
index bb7f762871..5f5e587f6b 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ _edje_file_del(Edje *ed)
      }
 
    if (ed->L) _edje_lua2_script_shutdown(ed);
-   while (ed->subobjs) evas_object_del(ed->subobjs->data);
+   while (ed->subobjs) _edje_subobj_unregister(ed, ed->subobjs->data);
    if (ed->table_parts) free(ed->table_parts);
    ed->table_parts = NULL;
    ed->table_parts_size = 0;
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
index a3718d1da6..6ef78d41c4 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_private.h
@@ -2115,6 +2115,7 @@ void _edje_lib_ref(void);
 void _edje_lib_unref(void);
 
 void _edje_subobj_register(Edje *ed, Evas_Object *ob);
+void _edje_subobj_unregister(Edje *ed, Evas_Object *ob);
 
 void _edje_multisense_init(void);
 void _edje_multisense_shutdown(void);
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
index 20f596c73e..6f77ba36a5 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_util.c
@@ -5225,9 +5225,7 @@ static void
 _cb_subobj_del(void *data, __UNUSED__ Evas *e, Evas_Object *obj, __UNUSED__ void *event_info)
 {
    Edje *ed = data;
-   ed->subobjs = eina_list_remove(ed->subobjs, obj);
-   evas_object_event_callback_del_full(obj, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL,
-                                       _cb_subobj_del, ed);
+   _edje_subobj_unregister(ed, obj);
 }
 
 void
@@ -5238,4 +5236,12 @@ _edje_subobj_register(Edje *ed, Evas_Object *ob)
                                   _cb_subobj_del, ed);
 }
 
+void
+_edje_subobj_unregister(Edje *ed, Evas_Object *obj)
+{
+   ed->subobjs = eina_list_remove(ed->subobjs, obj);
+   evas_object_event_callback_del_full(obj, EVAS_CALLBACK_DEL,
+                                       _cb_subobj_del, ed);
+}
+
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