diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index f2b6c97a3a..b371e4722e 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -2004,6 +2004,10 @@ static void free_user(struct ast_vm_user *vmu)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (!ast_strlen_zero(vmu->mailbox)) {
+		ast_delete_mwi_state_full(vmu->mailbox, vmu->context, NULL);
+	}
+
 	ast_free(vmu->email);
 	vmu->email = NULL;
 	ast_free(vmu->emailbody);
diff --git a/main/app.c b/main/app.c
index e7aab10b1f..bc28ef6913 100644
--- a/main/app.c
+++ b/main/app.c
@@ -3355,6 +3355,9 @@ int ast_delete_mwi_state_full(const char *mailbox, const char *context, struct a
 	if (clear_msg) {
 		stasis_publish(mailbox_specific_topic, clear_msg);
 	}
+
+	stasis_topic_pool_delete_topic(mwi_topic_pool, stasis_topic_name(mailbox_specific_topic));
+
 	ao2_cleanup(clear_msg);
 	return 0;
 }