diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
index 9385887a4..acc3197d7 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_element.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			}
 			delete _Links;
 		}
-		notifyDeletionWatchers();
+		
+		if( editorMode )
+			notifyDeletionWatchers();
 	}
 
 	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------