diff --git a/sc/inc/document.hxx b/sc/inc/document.hxx
index adca7d577417..454cca8c1e01 100644
--- a/sc/inc/document.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/document.hxx
@@ -1753,6 +1753,9 @@ public:
                                             SvtListener* pListener );
     void                EndListeningCell( const ScAddress& rAddress,
                                             SvtListener* pListener );
+
+    void EndListeningFormulaCells( std::vector<ScFormulaCell*>& rCells );
+
     void                PutInFormulaTree( ScFormulaCell* pCell );
     void                RemoveFromFormulaTree( ScFormulaCell* pCell );
 
diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/column3.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/column3.cxx
index dc26882f6cf4..1d5d14688a37 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/column3.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/column3.cxx
@@ -331,8 +331,7 @@ void ScColumn::DeleteRange(
         drawing undo. */
 
     // cache all formula cells, they will be deleted at end of this function
-    typedef ::std::vector< ScFormulaCell* > FormulaCellVector;
-    FormulaCellVector aDelCells;
+    std::vector<ScFormulaCell*> aDelCells;
     aDelCells.reserve( nEndIndex - nStartIndex + 1 );
 
     typedef mdds::flat_segment_tree<SCSIZE, bool> RemovedSegments_t;
@@ -437,19 +436,8 @@ void ScColumn::DeleteRange(
         }
     }
 
-    // *** delete all formula cells ***
-    if (!aDelCells.empty())
-    {
-        // First, all cells stop listening, may save unneeded broadcasts and
-        // recalcualtions.
-        // NOTE: this actually may remove ScNoteCell entries from maItems if
-        // the last listener is removed from a broadcaster.
-        for ( FormulaCellVector::iterator aIt = aDelCells.begin(), aEnd = aDelCells.end(); aIt != aEnd; ++aIt )
-        {
-            (*aIt)->EndListeningTo( pDocument );
-            (*aIt)->Delete();
-        }
-    }
+    pDocument->EndListeningFormulaCells(aDelCells);
+    std::for_each(aDelCells.begin(), aDelCells.end(), ScDeleteObjectByPtr<ScFormulaCell>());
 }
 
 void ScColumn::DeleteArea(SCROW nStartRow, SCROW nEndRow, sal_uInt16 nDelFlag)
diff --git a/sc/source/core/data/documen7.cxx b/sc/source/core/data/documen7.cxx
index 3a1d635beecf..6cc51cc42f3d 100644
--- a/sc/source/core/data/documen7.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/core/data/documen7.cxx
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ void ScDocument::EndListeningCell( const ScAddress& rAddress,
         maTabs[nTab]->EndListening( rAddress, pListener );
 }
 
+void ScDocument::EndListeningFormulaCells( std::vector<ScFormulaCell*>& rCells )
+{
+    if (rCells.empty())
+        return;
+
+    std::vector<ScFormulaCell*>::iterator it = rCells.begin(), itEnd = rCells.end();
+    for (; it != itEnd; ++it)
+        (*it)->EndListeningTo(this);
+}
 
 void ScDocument::PutInFormulaTree( ScFormulaCell* pCell )
 {