diff --git a/components/containmentlayoutmanager/itemcontainer.cpp b/components/containmentlayoutmanager/itemcontainer.cpp
--- a/components/containmentlayoutmanager/itemcontainer.cpp
+++ b/components/containmentlayoutmanager/itemcontainer.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
 
 ItemContainer::~ItemContainer()
 {
+    disconnect(m_sizeHintAdjustTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ItemContainer::sizeHintsChanged);
+    disconnect(m_editModeTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, nullptr);
+    disconnect(this, &QQuickItem::parentChanged, this, nullptr);
+
     if (m_contentItem) {
         m_contentItem->setEnabled(true);
     }