diff --git a/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp b/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     qDeleteAll( m_graphicsItems );
     if ( m_marbleWidget ) {
         m_marbleWidget->model()->treeModel()->removeDocument( m_annotationDocument );
+        disconnect( this, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)), m_marbleWidget, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)) );
     }

     delete m_overlayRmbMenu;
@@ -108,8 +109,6 @@

     delete m_clipboardItem;
     qDeleteAll(m_actions);
-
-    disconnect( this, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)), m_marbleWidget, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)) );
 }

 QStringList AnnotatePlugin::backendTypes() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp b/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
--- a/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/render/annotate/AnnotatePlugin.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     qDeleteAll( m_graphicsItems );
     if ( m_marbleWidget ) {
         m_marbleWidget->model()->treeModel()->removeDocument( m_annotationDocument );
+        disconnect( this, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)), m_marbleWidget, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)) );
     }
 
     delete m_overlayRmbMenu;
@@ -108,8 +109,6 @@
 
     delete m_clipboardItem;
     qDeleteAll(m_actions);
-
-    disconnect( this, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)), m_marbleWidget, SIGNAL(mouseMoveGeoPosition(QString)) );
 }
 
 QStringList AnnotatePlugin::backendTypes() const