diff --git a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
index 9a7a97a43..d6bf4ae0c 100644
--- a/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
+++ b/gui/builtinViews/fittingView.py
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ class FittingView(d.Display):
     # noinspection PyPropertyAccess
     def MakeSnapshot(self, maxColumns=1337):
         if self.FVsnapshot:
-            del self.FVsnapshot
+            self.FVsnapshot = None
 
         tbmp = wx.Bitmap(16, 16)
         tdc = wx.MemoryDC()