diff --git a/src/frontend/runcoms2.c b/src/frontend/runcoms2.c
index aa8c223b1..50f92392d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/runcoms2.c
+++ b/src/frontend/runcoms2.c
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ com_remcirc(wordlist *wl)
     tfree(ft_curckt->FTEstats);
 
     ft_sim->deleteTask (ft_curckt->ci_ckt, ft_curckt->ci_defTask);
+    if (ft_curckt->ci_specTask)
+        ft_sim->deleteTask (ft_curckt->ci_ckt, ft_curckt->ci_specTask);
 
     if (ft_curckt->ci_name)
         tfree(ft_curckt->ci_name);