diff --git a/zecsy.hpp b/zecsy.hpp
index f5f388a..34f5216 100644
--- a/zecsy.hpp
+++ b/zecsy.hpp
@@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ namespace zecsy
 
         auto& pool = pools[id];
         auto index = pool.entity_to_index[e];
+
+        /*
+         * T may be non-POD, so I guess I should call a destructor here
+         */
+        auto comp_ptr = reinterpret_cast<T*>(&pool.data[index * sizeof(T)]);
+        comp_ptr->~T();
+
         pool.free_list.push_back(index);
         pool.entity_to_index.erase(e);
         pool.index_to_entity.erase(index);