diff --git a/src/vehicle.cpp b/src/vehicle.cpp
index ccd259cb36..044c8013c9 100644
--- a/src/vehicle.cpp
+++ b/src/vehicle.cpp
@@ -908,8 +908,10 @@ Vehicle::~Vehicle()
 
 	UpdateVehicleTileHash(this, true);
 	UpdateVehicleViewportHash(this, INVALID_COORD, 0, this->sprite_cache.old_coord.left, this->sprite_cache.old_coord.top);
-	DeleteVehicleNews(this->index, INVALID_STRING_ID);
-	DeleteNewGRFInspectWindow(GetGrfSpecFeature(this->type), this->index);
+	if (this->type != VEH_EFFECT) {
+		DeleteVehicleNews(this->index, INVALID_STRING_ID);
+		DeleteNewGRFInspectWindow(GetGrfSpecFeature(this->type), this->index);
+	}
 }
 
 /**