diff --git a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
index c5d1024ba..67dc577c0 100644
--- a/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
+++ b/core/backends/lan/lanlinkprovider.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void LanLinkProvider::deviceLinkDestroyed(QObject* destroyedDeviceLink)
     if (linkIterator != mLinks.end()) {
         Q_ASSERT(linkIterator.value() == destroyedDeviceLink);
         mLinks.erase(linkIterator);
-        mPairingHandlers.remove(id);
+        mPairingHandlers.take(id)->deleteLater();
     }
 
 }