diff --git a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
index 45639417ed1..4ba25e895e8 100644
--- a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
+++ b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.cpp
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ void QgsVertexTool::showVertexEditor()  //#spellok
   mVertexEditor.reset( new QgsVertexEditor( m.layer(), mSelectedFeature.get(), mCanvas ) );
   QgisApp::instance()->addDockWidget( Qt::LeftDockWidgetArea, mVertexEditor.get() );
   connect( mVertexEditor.get(), &QgsVertexEditor::deleteSelectedRequested, this, &QgsVertexTool::deleteVertexEditorSelection );
-  connect( mSelectedFeature.get()->vlayer(), &QgsVectorLayer::featureDeleted, this, [ = ]( QgsFeatureId id ) { if ( mSelectedFeature.get()->featureId() == id ) cleanupVertexEditor(); } );
+  connect( mSelectedFeature.get()->vlayer(), &QgsVectorLayer::featureDeleted, this, &QgsVertexTool::cleanEditor );
 }
 
 void QgsVertexTool::cleanupVertexEditor()
@@ -2161,3 +2161,11 @@ void QgsVertexTool::stopRangeVertexSelection()
   mSelectionMethod = SelectionNormal;
   setHighlightedVertices( QList<Vertex>() );
 }
+
+void QgsVertexTool::cleanEditor( QgsFeatureId id )
+{
+  if ( mSelectedFeature.get() && mSelectedFeature.get()->featureId() == id )
+  {
+    cleanupVertexEditor();
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.h b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.h
index a0f089184c8..fd6d50b7169 100644
--- a/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.h
+++ b/src/app/vertextool/qgsvertextool.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgsVertexTool : public QgsMapToolAdvancedDigitizing
 
     void startRangeVertexSelection();
 
+    void cleanEditor( QgsFeatureId id );
+
   private:
 
     void buildDragBandsForVertices( const QSet<Vertex> &movingVertices, const QgsPointXY &dragVertexMapPoint );