1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/ext/rpatricia/rpatricia.c b/ext/rpatricia/rpatricia.c
index f9564d2..866572c 100644
--- a/ext/rpatricia/rpatricia.c
+++ b/ext/rpatricia/rpatricia.c
@@ -12,13 +12,15 @@ static VALUE cPatricia, cNode;
  
  static void dummy(void) {}
  
-/*
- * this method only exists for backwards compatibility, we now rely
- * on the GC to do all the dirty work of freeing node data for us
- */
  static VALUE
  p_destroy (VALUE self)
  {
+  patricia_tree_t *tree;
+
+  Data_Get_Struct(self, patricia_tree_t, tree);
+  Clear_Patricia(tree, dummy);
+  tree->head = NULL; /* Clear_Patricia() should do this, actually */
+
    return Qtrue;
  }