diff --git a/include/ncpp/Visual.hh b/include/ncpp/Visual.hh
index 89d7329ab..2ee6f4ce4 100644
--- a/include/ncpp/Visual.hh
+++ b/include/ncpp/Visual.hh
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace ncpp
 
 		~Visual () noexcept
 		{
-			destroy_plane (get_plane ());
 			if (!is_notcurses_stopped ())
 				ncvisual_destroy (visual);
 		}
@@ -73,9 +72,6 @@ namespace ncpp
 
 		Plane* get_plane () const noexcept;
 
-	private:
-		static void destroy_plane (Plane *plane) noexcept;
-
 	private:
 		ncvisual *visual = nullptr;
 	};
diff --git a/src/libcpp/Visual.cc b/src/libcpp/Visual.cc
index 8d7281412..cf8701ab9 100644
--- a/src/libcpp/Visual.cc
+++ b/src/libcpp/Visual.cc
@@ -7,8 +7,3 @@ Plane* Visual::get_plane () const noexcept
 {
 	return Plane::map_plane (ncvisual_plane (visual));
 }
-
-void Visual::destroy_plane (Plane *plane) noexcept
-{
-	delete plane;
-}