diff --git a/src/SetChunkData.cpp b/src/SetChunkData.cpp
index 97903074a..bfe59fbcb 100644
--- a/src/SetChunkData.cpp
+++ b/src/SetChunkData.cpp
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ void cSetChunkData::RemoveInvalidBlockEntities(void)
 			);
 			cBlockEntityList::iterator itr2 = itr;
 			itr2++;
-			m_BlockEntities.erase(itr);
 			delete *itr;
+			m_BlockEntities.erase(itr);
 			itr = itr2;
 		}
 		else