diff --git a/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp b/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
index 71097cce1152c..52e59665ec216 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rw/read400/tread.cpp
@@ -2175,8 +2175,6 @@ bool TRead::readProperties(MeasureBase* b, XmlReader& e, ReadContext& ctx)
         if (doAdd) {
             b->add(lb);
             b->cleanupLayoutBreaks(false);
-        } else {
-            delete lb;
         }
     } else if (tag == "StaffTypeChange") {
         StaffTypeChange* stc = Factory::createStaffTypeChange(b);
diff --git a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
index ab8389c7ba009..6c367dda2a7e1 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rw/read410/tread.cpp
@@ -2203,8 +2203,6 @@ bool TRead::readProperties(MeasureBase* b, XmlReader& e, ReadContext& ctx)
         if (doAdd) {
             b->add(lb);
             b->cleanupLayoutBreaks(false);
-        } else {
-            delete lb;
         }
     } else if (tag == "StaffTypeChange") {
         StaffTypeChange* stc = Factory::createStaffTypeChange(b);