diff --git a/src/map/maplist.cpp b/src/map/maplist.cpp
index c176e085..ad79f83e 100644
--- a/src/map/maplist.cpp
+++ b/src/map/maplist.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ bool MapList::loadMap(Map* map, const QString &path, bool dir)
 			_errorString += path + ": " + map->errorString() + "\n";
 		else
 			_errorString = map->errorString();
-
-		delete map;
 		return false;
 	}
 }
 
-bool MapList::loadSource(const QString &path, bool dir)
+Map *MapList::loadSource(const QString &path, bool dir)
 {
 	QString err;
 	Map *map = MapSource::loadMap(path, err);
@@ -36,31 +34,39 @@ bool MapList::loadSource(const QString &path, bool dir)
 			_errorString += path + ": " + err + "\n";
 		else
 			_errorString = err;
-		return false;
-	}
-	map->setParent(this);
+	} else
+		map->setParent(this);
 
-	return loadMap(map, path, dir);
+	return map;
 }
 
 bool MapList::loadFile(const QString &path, bool *atlas, bool dir)
 {
 	QFileInfo fi(path);
 	QString suffix = fi.suffix().toLower();
+	Map *map;
 
 	if (Atlas::isAtlas(path)) {
 		*atlas = true;
-		return loadMap(new Atlas(path, this), path, dir);
-	} else if (suffix == "xml")
-		return loadSource(path, dir);
-	else if (suffix == "jnx")
-		return loadMap(new JNXMap(path, this), path, dir);
+		map = new Atlas(path, this);
+	} else if (suffix == "xml") {
+		if (!(map = loadSource(path, dir)))
+			return false;
+	} else if (suffix == "jnx")
+		map = new JNXMap(path, this);
 	else if (suffix == "tif" || suffix == "tiff")
-		return loadMap(new GeoTIFFMap(path, this), path, dir);
+		map = new GeoTIFFMap(path, this);
 	else if (suffix == "mbtiles")
-		return loadMap(new MBTilesMap(path, this), path, dir);
+		map = new MBTilesMap(path, this);
 	else
-		return loadMap(new OziMap(path, this), path, dir);
+		map = new OziMap(path, this);
+
+	if (!loadMap(map, path, dir)) {
+		delete map;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 bool MapList::loadDirR(const QString &path)
@@ -104,13 +110,6 @@ bool MapList::loadDir(const QString &path)
 	return loadDirR(path);
 }
 
-void MapList::clear()
-{
-	for (int i = 0; i < _maps.count(); i++)
-		delete _maps.at(i);
-	_maps.clear();
-}
-
 QString MapList::formats()
 {
 	return
diff --git a/src/map/maplist.h b/src/map/maplist.h
index 0672598a..87426a90 100644
--- a/src/map/maplist.h
+++ b/src/map/maplist.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ public:
 
 	bool loadFile(const QString &path);
 	bool loadDir(const QString &path);
-	void clear();
 
 	const QList<Map*> &maps() const {return _maps;}
 	const QString &errorString() const {return _errorString;}
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	bool loadFile(const QString &path, bool *atlas, bool dir);
 	bool loadDirR(const QString &path);
-	bool loadSource(const QString &path, bool dir);
+	Map *loadSource(const QString &path, bool dir);
 	bool loadMap(Map *map, const QString &path, bool dir);
 
 	QList<Map*> _maps;