diff --git a/js/ui/dash.js b/js/ui/dash.js
index b89040bb6..43b7c4450 100644
--- a/js/ui/dash.js
+++ b/js/ui/dash.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ var DashItemContainer = new Lang.Class({
         this._childScale = 0;
         this._childOpacity = 0;
         this.animatingOut = false;
+
+        this.connect('destroy', () => {
+            this.label.destroy();
+        });
     },
 
     vfunc_allocate: function(box, flags) {
@@ -177,11 +181,6 @@ var DashItemContainer = new Lang.Class({
                          });
     },
 
-    destroy: function() {
-        this.label.destroy();
-        this.parent();
-    },
-
     animateOutAndDestroy: function() {
         this.label.hide();