diff --git a/src/modules/conf/e_conf.c b/src/modules/conf/e_conf.c
index 3149f9381..d653637c6 100644
--- a/src/modules/conf/e_conf.c
+++ b/src/modules/conf/e_conf.c
@@ -179,6 +179,18 @@ e_configure_show(E_Container *con)
    _e_configure = eco;
 }
 
+EAPI void 
+e_configure_del(void) 
+{
+   E_Configure *eco;
+
+   if (_e_configure) 
+     {
+	eco = _e_configure;
+	e_object_del(E_OBJECT(eco));
+     }
+}
+
 static void 
 _e_configure_free(E_Configure *eco) 
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/conf/e_conf.h b/src/modules/conf/e_conf.h
index 3b47eee27..c65de9415 100644
--- a/src/modules/conf/e_conf.h
+++ b/src/modules/conf/e_conf.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #define E_CONF_H
 
 EAPI void e_configure_show(E_Container *con);
+EAPI void e_configure_del(void);
 
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/conf/e_mod_main.c b/src/modules/conf/e_mod_main.c
index bf777a8a2..9bff83349 100644
--- a/src/modules/conf/e_mod_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/conf/e_mod_main.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ e_modapi_init(E_Module *m)
 EAPI int
 e_modapi_shutdown(E_Module *m)
 {
+   e_configure_del();
    /* remove module-supplied menu additions */
    if (maug)
      {