diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 3cf221d162..cd7638f23b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -5040,6 +5040,7 @@ _evas_textblock_node_format_remove(Evas_Object_Textblock *o, Evas_Object_Textblo
 
    o->format_nodes = _NODE_FORMAT(eina_inlist_remove(
            EINA_INLIST_GET(o->format_nodes), EINA_INLIST_GET(n)));
+   _evas_textblock_node_format_free(n);
 }
 
 /**