diff --git a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/bindings/StandardUndeployer.java b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/bindings/StandardUndeployer.java
index 969a6015467..3b093440e87 100644
--- a/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/bindings/StandardUndeployer.java
+++ b/jetty-deploy/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/deploy/bindings/StandardUndeployer.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class StandardUndeployer implements AppLifeCycle.Binding
             {
                 Log.debug("Removing handler: " + child);
                 coll.removeHandler(child);
-                ((ContextHandler)child).destroy();
+                child.destroy();
                 Log.debug(String.format("After removal: %d (originally %d)",coll.getHandlers().length,originalCount));
             }
             else if (child instanceof HandlerCollection)
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
index 685b1878cd3..c238d8bc870 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/ContextHandler.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.URLClassLoader;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.EventListener;
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerCollection.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerCollection.java
index 26c7ff509c3..46a2e21b087 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerCollection.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerCollection.java
@@ -298,5 +298,16 @@ public class HandlerCollection extends AbstractHandlerContainer
         return list;
     }
 
-
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void destroy()
+    {
+        if (!isStopped())
+            throw new IllegalStateException("!STOPPED");
+        Handler[] children=getChildHandlers();
+        setHandlers(null);
+        for (Handler child: children)
+            child.destroy();
+        super.destroy();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerWrapper.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerWrapper.java
index 1d0feacac23..7b3f631b457 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerWrapper.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HandlerWrapper.java
@@ -163,6 +163,20 @@ public class HandlerWrapper extends AbstractHandlerContainer
         return null;
         
     }
-    
+
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void destroy()
+    {
+        if (!isStopped())
+            throw new IllegalStateException("!STOPPED");
+        Handler child=getHandler();
+        if (child!=null)
+        {
+            setHandler(null);
+            child.destroy();
+        }
+        super.destroy();
+    }
    
 }
diff --git a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HotSwapHandler.java b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HotSwapHandler.java
index 0b02b237f0f..106519015c2 100644
--- a/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HotSwapHandler.java
+++ b/jetty-server/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/server/handler/HotSwapHandler.java
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ public class HotSwapHandler extends AbstractHandlerContainer
             server.getContainer().update(this, null,_handler, "handler");
     }
     
-
     /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
     @Override
     protected Object expandChildren(Object list, Class byClass)
@@ -163,5 +162,18 @@ public class HotSwapHandler extends AbstractHandlerContainer
         return expandHandler(_handler,list,byClass);
     }
 
-   
+    /* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
+    @Override
+    public void destroy()
+    {
+        if (!isStopped())
+            throw new IllegalStateException("!STOPPED");
+        Handler child=getHandler();
+        if (child!=null)
+        {
+            setHandler(null);
+            child.destroy();
+        }
+        super.destroy();
+    }
 }