diff --git a/geom/geos/geos.go b/geom/geos/geos.go
index fd9139a..4e8aa3d 100644
--- a/geom/geos/geos.go
+++ b/geom/geos/geos.go
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ func (this *Geos) BoundsPolygon(bounds Bounds) *Geom {
 	// geom inherited by Polygon, no destroy
 
 	geom = this.Polygon(geom, nil)
-	this.DestroyLater(geom)
 	return geom
 
 }
diff --git a/geom/limit/limit.go b/geom/limit/limit.go
index c4b373c..316d643 100644
--- a/geom/limit/limit.go
+++ b/geom/limit/limit.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ func SplitPolygonAtGrid(g *geos.Geos, geom *geos.Geom, gridWidth, currentGridWid
 			return nil, errors.New("couldn't create bounds polygon")
 		}
 		part := g.Intersection(geom, clipGeom)
+		g.Destroy(clipGeom)
 		if part == nil {
 			return nil, errors.New("couldn't create intersection")
 		}
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ func SplitPolygonAtGrid(g *geos.Geos, geom *geos.Geom, gridWidth, currentGridWid
 				result = append(result, part)
 			} else {
 				moreParts, err := SplitPolygonAtGrid(g, part, gridWidth, currentGridWidth/2.0)
+				g.Destroy(part)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}