X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fappletgui%2FOverviewCanvas.java;h=07f591971754be002438eb8392145dba1f51bdec;hb=e67a74ee1dac618d941fce0fc5ef4561f76380b1;hp=a556bdbdea1db4a149bdc9b2dd2cb0e3d20e5b9d;hpb=3f308bf567cb401b0f735c8f5e9ff57eea083011;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/OverviewCanvas.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/OverviewCanvas.java
index a556bdb..07f5919 100644
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/OverviewCanvas.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/OverviewCanvas.java
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public class OverviewCanvas extends Component
               od.getGraphHeight(), od.getColumns(av.getAlignment()));
       mg.translate(0, -od.getSequencesHeight());
     }
-    System.gc();
 
     if (restart)
     {
@@ -163,4 +162,12 @@ public class OverviewCanvas extends Component
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Nulls references to protect against potential memory leaks
+   */
+  void dispose()
+  {
+    od = null;
+  }
+
 }