diff --git a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/RefactoringService/RefactoringMenuBuilder.cs b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/RefactoringService/RefactoringMenuBuilder.cs
index 1cf4c206c0..875ae6eb98 100644
--- a/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/RefactoringService/RefactoringMenuBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Main/Base/Project/Src/Services/RefactoringService/RefactoringMenuBuilder.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.SharpDevelop.Refactoring
 					foreach (object subItem in item.Items) {
 						resultItems.Add(subItem);
 					}
+					item.Items.Clear(); // detach resultItems from old parent
 				}
 			}
 		}