diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 24c7e64..64ed31d 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -544,3 +544,12 @@
         renderer.maskManager.popMask(renderer);
     }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the container
+ *
+ */
+Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+{
+    this.children = null;
+};

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 24c7e64..64ed31d 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -544,3 +544,12 @@
         renderer.maskManager.popMask(renderer);
     }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the container
+ *
+ */
+Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+{
+    this.children = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index d4dcb35..048b84a 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -439,3 +439,24 @@
 
     return renderTexture;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Base destroy method for generic display objects
+ *
+ */
+DisplayObject.prototype.destroy = function ()
+{
+
+    this.position = null;
+    this.scale = null;
+    this.pivot = null;
+
+    this._bounds = null;
+    this._currentBounds = null;
+    this._mask = null;
+
+    this.worldTransform = null;
+    this.filterArea = null;
+
+    this.listeners = null;
+};

diff --git a/src/core/display/Container.js b/src/core/display/Container.js
index 24c7e64..64ed31d 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Container.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Container.js
@@ -544,3 +544,12 @@
         renderer.maskManager.popMask(renderer);
     }
 };
+
+/**
+ * Destroys the container
+ *
+ */
+Container.prototype.destroy = function ()
+{
+    this.children = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
index d4dcb35..048b84a 100644
--- a/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
+++ b/src/core/display/DisplayObject.js
@@ -439,3 +439,24 @@
 
     return renderTexture;
 };
+
+/**
+ * Base destroy method for generic display objects
+ *
+ */
+DisplayObject.prototype.destroy = function ()
+{
+
+    this.position = null;
+    this.scale = null;
+    this.pivot = null;
+
+    this._bounds = null;
+    this._currentBounds = null;
+    this._mask = null;
+
+    this.worldTransform = null;
+    this.filterArea = null;
+
+    this.listeners = null;
+};
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
index 3d544d9..7fa2218 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/Sprite.js
@@ -93,27 +93,6 @@
     this.texture = texture || Texture.EMPTY;
 }
 
-/**
- * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
- *
- * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
- * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
- */
-Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
-{
-    Container.prototype.destroy.call(this);
-
-    this.anchor = null;
-
-    if (destroyTexture)
-    {
-        this._texture.destroy(destroyBaseTexture);
-    }
-
-    this._texture = null;
-    this.shader = null;
-};
-
 // constructor
 Sprite.prototype = Object.create(Container.prototype);
 Sprite.prototype.constructor = Sprite;
@@ -504,6 +483,27 @@
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Destroys this sprite and optionally its texture
+ *
+ * @param destroyTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the current texture of the sprite as well
+ * @param destroyBaseTexture {boolean} Should it destroy the base texture of the sprite as well
+ */
+Sprite.prototype.destroy = function (destroyTexture, destroyBaseTexture)
+{
+    Container.prototype.destroy.call(this);
+
+    this.anchor = null;
+
+    if (destroyTexture)
+    {
+        this._texture.destroy(destroyBaseTexture);
+    }
+
+    this._texture = null;
+    this.shader = null;
+};
+
 // some helper functions..
 
 /**