diff --git a/mdx/common-beans.xml b/mdx/common-beans.xml
index 3a46e2b9..bde6b908 100644
--- a/mdx/common-beans.xml
+++ b/mdx/common-beans.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
         Parent for anything based on the Shibboleth component system.
         These all require initialization before use.
     -->
-    <bean id="component_parent" abstract="true" init-method="initialize"/>
+    <bean id="component_parent" abstract="true"
+        init-method="initialize" destroy-method="destroy"/>
     
     <!--
         SimplePipeline