diff --git a/libobs/obs-scene.c b/libobs/obs-scene.c
index 630df389d..eab9298bf 100644
--- a/libobs/obs-scene.c
+++ b/libobs/obs-scene.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void scene_video_render(void *data)
 			struct obs_scene_item *del_item = item;
 			item = item->next;
 
-			obs_sceneitem_destroy(scene, del_item);
+			obs_sceneitem_destroy(del_item);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -294,38 +294,26 @@ obs_sceneitem_t obs_scene_add(obs_scene_t scene, obs_source_t source)
 	return item;
 }
 
-int obs_sceneitem_destroy(obs_scene_t scene, obs_sceneitem_t item)
+int obs_sceneitem_destroy(obs_sceneitem_t item)
 {
 	int ref = 0;
-	if (!scene || !item)
-		return ref;
 
-	pthread_mutex_lock(&scene->mutex);
-
-	bool found = false;
-	obs_sceneitem_t i = scene->first_item;
-	while (i) {
-		if (i == item) {
-			found = true;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (found) {
+	if (item) {
+		obs_scene_t scene = item->parent;
 		struct calldata params = {0};
-		signal_item_destroy(item, &params);
-		calldata_free(&params);
 
-		pthread_mutex_lock(&item->parent->mutex);
+		pthread_mutex_lock(&scene->mutex);
+
+		signal_item_destroy(item, &params);
 		detach_sceneitem(item);
-		pthread_mutex_unlock(&item->parent->mutex);
 
 		if (item->source)
 			ref = obs_source_release(item->source);
 		bfree(item);
-	}
 
-	pthread_mutex_unlock(&scene->mutex);
+		pthread_mutex_unlock(&scene->mutex);
+		calldata_free(&params);
+	}
 
 	return ref;
 }
diff --git a/libobs/obs.h b/libobs/obs.h
index 535edd32d..551bcef82 100644
--- a/libobs/obs.h
+++ b/libobs/obs.h
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ EXPORT obs_sceneitem_t obs_scene_add(obs_scene_t scene, obs_source_t source);
 
 /** Removes/destroys a scene item.  Returns the source reference counter
  * (if any) */
-EXPORT int obs_sceneitem_destroy(obs_scene_t scene, obs_sceneitem_t item);
+EXPORT int obs_sceneitem_destroy(obs_sceneitem_t item);
 
 /** Gets the scene parent associated with the scene item */
 EXPORT obs_scene_t obs_sceneitem_getscene(obs_sceneitem_t item);
diff --git a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
index bcd25411e..ce6840e02 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ void OBSBasic::on_actionRemoveSource_triggered()
 
 	QVariant userData = sel->data(Qt::UserRole);
 	obs_sceneitem_t item = VariantPtr<obs_sceneitem_t>(userData);
-	obs_sceneitem_destroy(scene, item);
+	obs_sceneitem_destroy(item);
 
 	obs_scene_release(scene);
 	gs_leavecontext();