diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
index b8815aab7c..4da9efe883 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ EntityItemPointer RenderableLineEntityItem::factory(const EntityItemID& entityID
     return entity;
 }
 
+RenderableLineEntityItem::~RenderableLineEntityItem() {
+    auto geometryCache = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>();
+    if (geometryCache) {
+        geometryCache->releaseID(_lineVerticesID);
+    }
+}
+
 void RenderableLineEntityItem::updateGeometry() {
     auto geometryCache = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>();
     if (_lineVerticesID == GeometryCache::UNKNOWN_ID) {
diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.h b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.h
index 1227c6e63d..6282bbbfc0 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.h
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/RenderableLineEntityItem.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public:
         LineEntityItem(entityItemID),
        _lineVerticesID(GeometryCache::UNKNOWN_ID)
     { }
+    ~RenderableLineEntityItem();
 
     virtual void render(RenderArgs* args) override;