diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/event/DestroyedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/event/DestroyedEvent.java
index 540b1cbb838..c49c5e05313 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/event/DestroyedEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/event/DestroyedEvent.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class DestroyedEvent implements ICDIDestroyedEvent {
 			source = variable;
 		} else {
 			ExpressionManager expMgr = session.getExpressionManager();
-			variable = expMgr.getVariable(miSession, varName);
+			variable = expMgr.removeVariableFromList(miSession, varName);
 			if (variable != null) {
 				source = variable;
 			} else {
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
index e7b06cd20f9..fc6084dcce1 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/cdi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/model/Variable.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class Variable extends VariableDescriptor implements ICDIVariabl
 
 	MIVar fMiVar;
 	Value value;
-	ICDIVariable[] children = new ICDIVariable[0];
+	public ICDIVariable[] children = new ICDIVariable[0];
 	String editable = null;
 	String language;
 	boolean isFake = false;