diff --git a/search/PathGroup.cc b/search/PathGroup.cc
index 7578369a..729d2a3c 100644
--- a/search/PathGroup.cc
+++ b/search/PathGroup.cc
@@ -798,6 +798,8 @@ PathGroups::enumPathEnds(PathGroup *group,
     PathEnd *end = path_enum.next();
     if (group->saveable(end))
       group->insert(end);
+    else
+      delete end;
   }
 }