diff --git a/src/events.cpp b/src/events.cpp
index f04fdaa00..040165c88 100755
--- a/src/events.cpp
+++ b/src/events.cpp
@@ -200,15 +200,11 @@ void E_InitStaticHandlers(bool map)
 	if (savegamerestore)
 		return;
 
+	// just make sure
+	E_Shutdown(map);
+
 	if (map) // don't initialize map handlers if restoring from savegame.
 	{
-		// delete old handlers if any.
-		for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		{
-			if (!handler->IsStatic())
-				handler->Destroy();
-		}
-
 		// load non-static handlers from gameinfo
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < gameinfo.EventHandlers.Size(); i++)
 		{
@@ -228,13 +224,6 @@ void E_InitStaticHandlers(bool map)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		// delete old static handlers if any.
-		for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
-		{
-			if (handler->IsStatic())
-				handler->Destroy();
-		}
-
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < gameinfo.EventHandlers.Size(); i++)
 		{
 			FString typestring = gameinfo.EventHandlers[i];
@@ -246,6 +235,16 @@ void E_InitStaticHandlers(bool map)
 	}
 }
 
+void E_Shutdown(bool map)
+{
+	// delete handlers.
+	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next)
+	{
+		if (handler->IsStatic() == !map)
+			handler->Destroy();
+	}
+}
+
 #define DEFINE_EVENT_LOOPER(name) void E_##name() \
 { \
 	for (DStaticEventHandler* handler = E_FirstEventHandler; handler; handler = handler->next) \
diff --git a/src/events.h b/src/events.h
index 7658d5f91..408a2a152 100755
--- a/src/events.h
+++ b/src/events.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ bool E_CheckHandler(DStaticEventHandler* handler);
 bool E_IsStaticType(PClass* type);
 // init static handlers
 void E_InitStaticHandlers(bool map);
+// shutdown handlers
+void E_Shutdown(bool map);
 
 // called right after the map has loaded (approximately same time as OPEN ACS scripts)
 void E_WorldLoaded();
diff --git a/src/p_setup.cpp b/src/p_setup.cpp
index 066fba6d4..ce2662513 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.cpp
+++ b/src/p_setup.cpp
@@ -3424,6 +3424,8 @@ extern polyblock_t **PolyBlockMap;
 
 void P_FreeLevelData ()
 {
+	// [ZZ] delete per-map event handlers
+	E_Shutdown(true);
 	P_FreeMapDataBackup();
 	interpolator.ClearInterpolations();	// [RH] Nothing to interpolate on a fresh level.
 	Renderer->CleanLevelData();
@@ -4189,6 +4191,8 @@ void P_Init ()
 
 static void P_Shutdown ()
 {
+	// [ZZ] delete global event handlers
+	E_Shutdown(false);
 	R_DeinitSpriteData ();
 	P_DeinitKeyMessages ();
 	P_FreeLevelData ();