diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
index 21c1e869ea2..a7e37425da7 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_object.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void copy_objectflags(void);
 struct SoftBody *copy_softbody(struct SoftBody *sb);
 void update_base_layer(struct Object *ob);
 void free_object(struct Object *ob);
+void object_free_modifiers(struct Object *ob);
 void unlink_object(struct Object *ob);
 int exist_object(struct Object *obtest);
 void *add_camera(void);
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
index 46dc90ec3b4..c8feb7f89ce 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/object.c
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ static void copy_hooks(ListBase *new, ListBase *old)
 
 }
 
-static void free_modifiers(ListBase *lb)
+void object_free_modifiers(Object *ob)
 {
-	while (lb->first) {
-		ModifierData *md = lb->first;
+	while (ob->modifiers.first) {
+		ModifierData *md = ob->modifiers.first;
 
-		BLI_remlink(lb, md);
+		BLI_remlink(&ob->modifiers, md);
 
 		modifier_free(md);
 	}
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void free_object(Object *ob)
 	free_effects(&ob->effect);
 	BLI_freelistN(&ob->network);
 	free_properties(&ob->prop);
-	free_modifiers(&ob->modifiers);
+	object_free_modifiers(ob);
 	
 	free_sensors(&ob->sensors);
 	free_controllers(&ob->controllers);
diff --git a/source/blender/src/editobject.c b/source/blender/src/editobject.c
index 77561959a74..d3f50b2b57d 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/editobject.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/editobject.c
@@ -2170,6 +2170,7 @@ void convertmenu(void)
 				Mesh *oldme= ob->data;
 				DispListMesh *dlm;
 				DerivedMesh *dm;
+				ModifierData *md;
 
 				basedel = base;
 
@@ -2177,6 +2178,7 @@ void convertmenu(void)
 
 				ob1= copy_object(ob);
 				ob1->recalc |= OB_RECALC;
+				object_free_modifiers(ob1);
 
 				basen= MEM_mallocN(sizeof(Base), "duplibase");
 				*basen= *base;
@@ -2481,11 +2483,7 @@ static void copymenu_modifiers(Object *ob)
 
 				if (base->object->type==OB_MESH) {
 					if (event==NUM_MODIFIER_TYPES) {
-						while (base->object->modifiers.first) {
-							md = base->object->modifiers.first;
-							BLI_remlink(&base->object->modifiers, md);
-							modifier_free(md);
-						}
+						object_free_modifiers(base->object);
 
 						for (md=ob->modifiers.first; md; md=md->next) {
 							ModifierData *nmd = modifier_new(md->type);