diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atklistener.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atklistener.cxx
index 9dfa66862b0b..5cc6083fc288 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atklistener.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atklistener.cxx
@@ -196,6 +196,15 @@ void AtkListener::handleChildRemoved(
     // for now.
     if( nIndex >= 0 )
     {
+        uno::Reference<accessibility::XAccessibleEventBroadcaster> xBroadcaster(
+            rxChild->getAccessibleContext(), uno::UNO_QUERY);
+
+        if (xBroadcaster.is())
+        {
+            uno::Reference<accessibility::XAccessibleEventListener> xListener(this);
+            xBroadcaster->removeAccessibleEventListener(xListener);
+        }
+
         updateChildList(rxParent);
 
         AtkObject * pChild = atk_object_wrapper_ref( rxChild, false );
diff --git a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.cxx b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.cxx
index 0d4618ae6c23..52f92186c846 100644
--- a/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.cxx
+++ b/vcl/unx/gtk/a11y/atkwrapper.cxx
@@ -846,7 +846,10 @@ atk_object_wrapper_new( const css::uno::Reference< css::accessibility::XAccessib
         {
             uno::Reference< accessibility::XAccessibleEventBroadcaster > xBroadcaster(xContext, uno::UNO_QUERY);
             if( xBroadcaster.is() )
-                xBroadcaster->addAccessibleEventListener( static_cast< accessibility::XAccessibleEventListener * > ( new AtkListener(pWrap) ) );
+            {
+                uno::Reference<accessibility::XAccessibleEventListener> xListener(new AtkListener(pWrap));
+                xBroadcaster->addAccessibleEventListener(xListener);
+            }
             else
                 OSL_ASSERT( false );
         }