diff --git a/capnp/capnp.pyx b/capnp/capnp.pyx
index b18a873..cb8720d 100644
--- a/capnp/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/capnp.pyx
@@ -776,6 +776,7 @@ cdef class _DynamicOrphan:
 cdef class _DynamicObjectReader:
     cdef C_DynamicObject.Reader thisptr
     cdef public object _parent
+    
     cdef _init(self, C_DynamicObject.Reader other, object parent):
         self.thisptr = other
         self._parent = parent
@@ -793,11 +794,15 @@ cdef class _DynamicObjectReader:
 cdef class _DynamicObjectBuilder:
     cdef C_DynamicObject.Builder * thisptr
     cdef public object _parent
+
     cdef _init(self, C_DynamicObject.Builder other, object parent):
         self.thisptr = new C_DynamicObject.Builder(other)
         self._parent = parent
         return self
 
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        del self.thisptr
+
     cpdef as_struct(self, schema):
         cdef _StructSchema s
         if hasattr(schema, 'schema'):