diff --git a/Detectors/TPC/spacecharge/include/TPCSpaceCharge/DataContainer3D.h b/Detectors/TPC/spacecharge/include/TPCSpaceCharge/DataContainer3D.h
index a641a78598336..2f2cbff101cf3 100644
--- a/Detectors/TPC/spacecharge/include/TPCSpaceCharge/DataContainer3D.h
+++ b/Detectors/TPC/spacecharge/include/TPCSpaceCharge/DataContainer3D.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ bool DataContainer3D<DataT, Nx, Ny, Nz>::initFromFile(TFile& inpf, const char* n
     return false;
   }
   mData = dataCont->mData;
+  delete dataCont;
   return true;
 }