diff --git a/administrator/modules/mod_popular/helper.php b/administrator/modules/mod_popular/helper.php
index 41f071c4137c1..5888aeb76cda1 100644
--- a/administrator/modules/mod_popular/helper.php
+++ b/administrator/modules/mod_popular/helper.php
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ public static function getList(&$params)
 			}
 		}
 
+		unset($item);
+
 		return $items;
 	}