diff --git a/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt b/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
index 5da0f33e3a..af443ede92 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
+++ b/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ No parameter of this fix can be used with the {start/stop} keywords of
 the "run"_run.html command.  This fix is not invoked during "energy
 minimization"_minimize.html.
 
+When fix bond/react is 'unfixed,' all internally-created groups are
+deleted. Therefore, fix bond/react can only be unfixed after unfixing
+all other fixes that use any group created by fix bond/react.
+
 [Restrictions:]
 
 This fix is part of the USER-MISC package.  It is only enabled if
diff --git a/src/USER-MISC/fix_bond_react.cpp b/src/USER-MISC/fix_bond_react.cpp
index c5df3ed438..5d624ad7f4 100644
--- a/src/USER-MISC/fix_bond_react.cpp
+++ b/src/USER-MISC/fix_bond_react.cpp
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ FixBondReact::~FixBondReact()
   memory->destroy(global_mega_glove);
 
   if (stabilization_flag == 1) {
-    delete [] exclude_group;
-
     // check nfix in case all fixes have already been deleted
     if (id_fix1 && modify->nfix) modify->delete_fix(id_fix1);
     delete [] id_fix1;
@@ -473,6 +471,18 @@ FixBondReact::~FixBondReact()
   delete [] statted_id;
   delete [] guess_branch;
   delete [] pioneer_count;
+
+  char **newarg;
+  newarg = new char*[2];
+  newarg[0] = master_group;
+  newarg[1] = (char *) "delete";
+  group->assign(2,newarg);
+  if (stabilization_flag == 1) {
+    newarg[0] = exclude_group;
+    group->assign(2,newarg);
+    delete [] exclude_group;
+  }
+  delete [] newarg;
 }
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */