diff --git a/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.h b/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.h
--- a/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.h
+++ b/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void testTextForItem();
     void testTextForItem_data();
+    void testSetUrlMultipleTimes();
 };
 
 #endif //KURLCOMBOBOXTEST_H
diff --git a/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.cpp b/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.cpp
--- a/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/kurlcomboboxtest.cpp
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@
     QCOMPARE(combo.itemText(0), expectedText);
 
 }
+
+void KUrlComboBoxTest::testSetUrlMultipleTimes()
+{
+    KUrlComboBox combo(KUrlComboBox::Directories);
+    combo.setUrl(QUrl("http://kde.org"));
+    combo.setUrl(QUrl("http://www.kde.org"));
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/kurlcombobox.cpp b/src/widgets/kurlcombobox.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kurlcombobox.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kurlcombobox.cpp
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
     // first remove the old item
     if (d->urlAdded) {
         Q_ASSERT(!d->itemList.isEmpty());
+        delete d->itemList.last();
         d->itemList.removeLast();
         d->urlAdded = false;
     }