diff --git a/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.cpp b/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.cpp
index f18acbbb303..52343bc3bc8 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.cpp
@@ -109,12 +109,16 @@ void QgsAttributeDialog::init( QgsVectorLayer* layer, QgsFeature* feature, QgsAt
   connect( buttonBox, SIGNAL( rejected() ), this, SLOT( reject() ) );
   connect( buttonBox, SIGNAL( accepted() ), this, SLOT( accept() ) );
 
-  mMenuBar = new QMenuBar( this );
   QgsActionMenu* menu = new QgsActionMenu( layer, &mAttributeForm->feature(), this );
   if ( menu->actions().size() > 0 )
   {
-    mMenuBar->addMenu( menu );
-    layout()->setMenuBar( mMenuBar );
+    QMenuBar* menuBar = new QMenuBar( this );
+    menuBar->addMenu( menu );
+    layout()->setMenuBar( menuBar );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    delete menu;
   }
 
   restoreGeometry();
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.h b/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.h
index 4faa5fdd471..c570d5428af 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgsattributedialog.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsAttributeDialog : public QDialog
     bool mShowDialogButtons;
     QString mReturnvarname;
     QgsAttributeForm* mAttributeForm;
-    QMenuBar* mMenuBar;
     QgsFeature *mOwnedFeature;
 
     // true if this dialog is editable