diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_ctxpopup.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_ctxpopup.c
index 01dbf2f0ca..7bacbd7582 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_ctxpopup.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_ctxpopup.c
@@ -1041,14 +1041,16 @@ _item_del_pre_hook(Elm_Object_Item *it)
 
    if (eina_list_count(elm_list_items_get(list)) < 2)
      {
-        elm_object_item_del(ctxpopup_it->list_item);
+        if (ctxpopup_it->list_item)
+          elm_widget_item_del(ctxpopup_it->list_item);
         sd->items = eina_list_remove(sd->items, ctxpopup_it);
         evas_object_hide(WIDGET(ctxpopup_it));
 
         return EINA_TRUE;
      }
 
-   elm_object_item_del(ctxpopup_it->list_item);
+   if (ctxpopup_it->list_item)
+     elm_widget_item_del(ctxpopup_it->list_item);
    sd->items = eina_list_remove(sd->items, ctxpopup_it);
    if (sd->list_visible) elm_layout_sizing_eval(WIDGET(ctxpopup_it));
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_fileselector.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_fileselector.c
index f2b97c6cc6..1da1788f18 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_fileselector.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elc_fileselector.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ _resource_deleted(void *data, int type EINA_UNUSED, void *ev)
           }
      }
 
-   if (it) elm_object_item_del(it);
+   if (it) elm_widget_item_del(it);
 
    if (selected)
      {
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
index 79cfb4ebcf..333c949fd3 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.c
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ _item_sub_items_clear(Elm_Gen_Item *it)
    EINA_LIST_FOREACH(it->item->items, l, it2)
      tl = eina_list_append(tl, it2);
    EINA_LIST_FREE(tl, it2)
-     elm_object_item_del(it2);
+     elm_widget_item_del(it2);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_menu.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_menu.c
index fa1bd13bd2..8dff130189 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_menu.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_menu.c
@@ -1112,7 +1112,7 @@ elm_menu_item_subitems_clear(Elm_Object_Item *it)
    ELM_MENU_ITEM_CHECK_OR_RETURN(it);
    EINA_LIST_FOREACH_SAFE(((Elm_Menu_Item *)it)->submenu.items,
                           l, l_next, sub_it)
-     elm_object_item_del(sub_it);
+     elm_widget_item_del(sub_it);
 }
 
 EOLIAN static const Eina_List*
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_segment_control.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_segment_control.c
index 62ad8b22f5..fb7e8f1830 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_segment_control.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_segment_control.c
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ _elm_segment_control_item_del_at(Eo *obj, Elm_Segment_Control_Data *_pd EINA_UNU
    it = _item_find(obj, idx);
    if (!it) return;
 
-   elm_object_item_del((Elm_Object_Item *)it);
+   elm_widget_item_del((Elm_Object_Item *)it);
 }
 
 EOLIAN static const char*