diff --git a/js/ui/appDisplay.js b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
index 14f95aced..ae4af54ca 100644
--- a/js/ui/appDisplay.js
+++ b/js/ui/appDisplay.js
@@ -173,10 +173,11 @@ class BaseAppView {
         // Remove old app icons
         removedApps.forEach(icon => {
             let iconIndex = this._allItems.indexOf(icon);
+            let id = icon.id;
 
             this._allItems.splice(iconIndex, 1);
-            this._grid.removeItem(icon);
-            delete this._items[icon.id];
+            icon.destroy();
+            delete this._items[id];
         });
 
         // Add new app icons