diff --git a/lib/on-resize.js b/lib/on-resize.js
index 2a95225..4642cff 100644
--- a/lib/on-resize.js
+++ b/lib/on-resize.js
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ const initialize = (el) => {
     }
     detector.destroy = () => {
       if (detector.elWasStaticPosition) el.style.position = ""
-      // Event handlers will be automatically removed.
-      // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12528049/if-a-dom-element-is-removed-are-its-listeners-also-removed-from-memory
-      el.removeChild(objEl)
+      if (el.contains(objEl)) {
+        // Event handlers will be automatically removed.
+        // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12528049/if-a-dom-element-is-removed-are-its-listeners-also-removed-from-memory
+        el.removeChild(objEl);
+      }
     }
 
     el.appendChild(objEl)