diff --git a/core/document.cpp b/core/document.cpp
index f95281f39..3e7d814aa 100644
--- a/core/document.cpp
+++ b/core/document.cpp
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ KPDFDocument::KPDFDocument()
 KPDFDocument::~KPDFDocument()
 {
     closeDocument();
+
+    ObserverData *o;
+    QMap< int, ObserverData * >::iterator oIt;
+    while (d->observers.count() > 0)
+    {
+	oIt = d->observers.begin();
+	o = *oIt;
+	d->observers.remove(oIt);
+	delete o;
+    }
     delete d;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/page.cpp b/core/page.cpp
index 28924b965..2756002ba 100644
--- a/core/page.cpp
+++ b/core/page.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ const QString KPDFPage::getTextInRect( const QRect & rect, double zoom ) const
         right = (int)((double)rect.right() / zoom),
         bottom = (int)((double)rect.bottom() / zoom);
     GString * text = m_text->getText( left, top, right, bottom );
-    return QString::fromUtf8( text->getCString() );
+    QString result = QString::fromUtf8( text->getCString() );
+    delete text;
+    return result; 
 }