diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
index dbbf8a82e5..df9da24055 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/objectRegistry/objectRegistry.C
@@ -177,12 +177,16 @@ bool Foam::objectRegistry::checkOut(regIOobject& io) const
         }
         else
         {
+            regIOobject* object = iter();
+
+            bool hasErased = const_cast<objectRegistry&>(*this).erase(iter);
+
             if (io.ownedByRegistry())
             {
-                delete iter();
+                delete object;
             }
 
-            return const_cast<objectRegistry&>(*this).erase(iter);
+            return hasErased;
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.C b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.C
index fddfadfa59..ba67517700 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.C
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.C
@@ -105,6 +105,29 @@ const Type& Foam::MeshObject<Mesh, Type>::New
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Destructor  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
+template<class Mesh, class Type>
+bool Foam::MeshObject<Mesh, Type>::Delete(const Mesh& mesh)
+{
+    if (mesh.db().objectRegistry::foundObject<Type>(Type::typeName))
+    {
+        return mesh.db().objectRegistry::checkOut
+        (
+            const_cast<Type&>
+            (
+                mesh.db().objectRegistry::lookupObject<Type>
+                (
+                    Type::typeName
+                )
+            )
+        );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+
 template<class Mesh, class Type>
 Foam::MeshObject<Mesh, Type>::~MeshObject()
 {
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.H b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.H
index b142b47f96..ee20ccfa3e 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/meshes/MeshObject/MeshObject.H
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
 
     // Destructor
 
+        static bool Delete(const Mesh& mesh);
+
         virtual ~MeshObject();