diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/texture_mtl.mm b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/texture_mtl.mm
index bc57684363a7d..a2c2d95481528 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/texture_mtl.mm
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/metal/texture_mtl.mm
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         new TextureMTL(desc, texture, true),
         [deletion_proc = std::move(deletion_proc)](TextureMTL* t) {
           deletion_proc();
+          delete t;
         });
   }
   return std::shared_ptr<TextureMTL>(new TextureMTL(desc, texture, true));