diff --git a/engines/saga2/objects.cpp b/engines/saga2/objects.cpp
index 4e142278739..5bc7fb4789b 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/objects.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/objects.cpp
@@ -1803,6 +1803,7 @@ bool GameObject::addTimer(TimerID id, int16 frameInterval) {
 		assert((*it)->getObject() == this);
 
 		if (newTimer->thisID() == (*it)->thisID()) {
+			delete *it;
 			timerList->_timers.erase(it);
 
 			break;
@@ -1825,6 +1826,7 @@ void GameObject::removeTimer(TimerID id) {
 	if ((timerList = fetchTimerList(this)) != nullptr) {
 		for (Common::List<Timer *>::iterator it = timerList->_timers.begin(); it != timerList->_timers.end(); ++it) {
 			if ((*it)->thisID() == id) {
+				delete *it;
 				timerList->_timers.erase(it);
 
 				if (timerList->_timers.empty())
diff --git a/engines/saga2/timers.cpp b/engines/saga2/timers.cpp
index 3cb25d18465..7ef797b83ea 100644
--- a/engines/saga2/timers.cpp
+++ b/engines/saga2/timers.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ TimerList *fetchTimerList(GameObject *obj) {
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Check all active Timers
 void checkTimers(void) {
-	for (Common::List<Timer *>::iterator it = g_vm->_timers.begin(); it != g_vm->_timers.end(); ++it) {
+	Common::List<Timer *>::iterator nextIt;
+
+	for (Common::List<Timer *>::iterator it = g_vm->_timers.begin(); it != g_vm->_timers.end(); it = nextIt) {
+		nextIt = it;
+		nextIt++;
 		if ((*it)->check()) {
 			debugC(2, kDebugTimers, "Timer tick for %p (%s): %p (duration %d)", (void *)(*it)->getObject(), (*it)->getObject()->objName(), (void *)(*it), (*it)->getInterval());
 			(*it)->reset();