diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py b/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
index fa2919865a..80adc8008b 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/Loader.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class Loader:
         """
         self.base = base
         self.loader = PandaLoader()
+
+    def destroy(self):
+        del self.base
+        del self.loader
         
     # model loading funcs
     def loadModel(self, modelPath, fMakeNodeNamesUnique = 0):