# removeChild and stop Timer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-and-stop-timer/323848>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 21, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-and-stop-timer/323848 "2011-07-21T05:59:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![zebdaag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/53a042/32.png) [@zebdaag](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zebdaag)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removechild-and-stop-timer/323848/1 "2011-07-21T05:59:17Z")

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Hi there,

I got some problems with removing a child from stage. The timer is still active I try to get rid of it with a killMe function. Called by REMOVED\_FROM\_STAGE event. But it doesn’t work.

Any ideas.  
Files included.

Thanks in advance