diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
index 3b5318d087..c8e5cd47a3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
@@ -193,6 +193,23 @@ StreamView::remove_region_view (std::weak_ptr<Region> weak_r)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	bool clear_rec_rects = false;
+	for (list<pair<std::shared_ptr<Region>,RegionView*> >::iterator i = rec_regions.begin(); i != rec_regions.end();) {
+		if (i->first == r) {
+			i = rec_regions.erase (i);
+			clear_rec_rects = true;
+		} else {
+			++i;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (clear_rec_rects) {
+		for (auto const& i : rec_rects) {
+			delete i.rectangle;
+		}
+		rec_rects.clear();
+	}
+
 	for (list<RegionView *>::iterator i = region_views.begin(); i != region_views.end(); ++i) {
 		if (((*i)->region()) == r) {
 			RegionView* rv = *i;
@@ -477,7 +494,8 @@ StreamView::cleanup_rec_box ()
 	rec_active = false;
 
 	/* remove temp regions */
-	for (auto const& i : rec_regions) {
+	auto rr (rec_regions);
+	for (auto const& i : rr) {
 		i.first->drop_references ();
 	}