diff --git a/src/bin/e_widget.c b/src/bin/e_widget.c
index b53600991..c7d1cfc0c 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_widget.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_widget.c
@@ -514,14 +514,11 @@ static void
 _e_smart_del(Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    INTERNAL_ENTRY;
+   Evas_Object *o;
 
    if (sd->del_func) sd->del_func(obj);
-   while (sd->subobjs)
-     {
-        Evas_Object *sobj = sd->subobjs->data;
-        evas_object_del(sobj);
-        sd->subobjs = eina_list_remove(sd->subobjs, sobj);
-     }
+   EINA_LIST_FREE(sd->subobjs, o)
+     evas_object_del(o);
    free(sd);
 }