diff --git a/zone/entity.cpp b/zone/entity.cpp
index f79409249..4bf59ddf0 100644
--- a/zone/entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/entity.cpp
@@ -602,6 +602,8 @@ void EntityList::EncounterProcess()
 	auto it = encounter_list.begin();
 	while (it != encounter_list.end()) {
 		if (!it->second->Process()) {
+			// if Process is returning false here, we probably just got called from ReloadQuests .. oh well
+			parse->RemoveEncounter(it->second->GetName());
 			safe_delete(it->second);
 			free_ids.push(it->first);
 			it = encounter_list.erase(it);
@@ -2565,6 +2567,7 @@ void EntityList::RemoveAllEncounters()
 {
 	auto it = encounter_list.begin();
 	while (it != encounter_list.end()) {
+		parse->RemoveEncounter(it->second->GetName());
 		safe_delete(it->second);
 		free_ids.push(it->first);
 		it = encounter_list.erase(it);
diff --git a/zone/lua_parser.cpp b/zone/lua_parser.cpp
index 494e3e0e2..59b10d4bf 100644
--- a/zone/lua_parser.cpp
+++ b/zone/lua_parser.cpp
@@ -988,6 +988,16 @@ void LuaParser::ReloadQuests() {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function is intended only to clean up lua_encounters when the Encounter object is
+ * about to be destroyed. It won't clean up memory else where, since the caller of this
+ * function is responsible for that
+ */
+void LuaParser::RemoveEncounter(const std::string &name)
+{
+	lua_encounters.erase(name);
+}
+
 void LuaParser::LoadScript(std::string filename, std::string package_name) {
 	auto iter = loaded_.find(package_name);
 	if(iter != loaded_.end()) {
diff --git a/zone/lua_parser.h b/zone/lua_parser.h
index 8265a191f..d058daf13 100644
--- a/zone/lua_parser.h
+++ b/zone/lua_parser.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
 	virtual std::string GetVar(std::string name);
 	virtual void Init();
 	virtual void ReloadQuests();
+	virtual void RemoveEncounter(const std::string &name);
     virtual uint32 GetIdentifier() { return 0xb0712acc; }
 
 	virtual int DispatchEventNPC(QuestEventID evt, NPC* npc, Mob *init, std::string data, uint32 extra_data,
diff --git a/zone/quest_interface.h b/zone/quest_interface.h
index a2a6c73c8..d0f121cb6 100644
--- a/zone/quest_interface.h
+++ b/zone/quest_interface.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void Init() { }
 	virtual void ReloadQuests() { }
 	virtual uint32 GetIdentifier() = 0;
+	virtual void RemoveEncounter(const std::string &name) { }
 	
 	//TODO: Set maximum quest errors instead of hard coding it
 	virtual void GetErrors(std::list<std::string> &err) {
diff --git a/zone/quest_parser_collection.cpp b/zone/quest_parser_collection.cpp
index a4d9a5e21..625425839 100644
--- a/zone/quest_parser_collection.cpp
+++ b/zone/quest_parser_collection.cpp
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ void QuestParserCollection::ReloadQuests(bool reset_timers) {
 	}
 }
 
+void QuestParserCollection::RemoveEncounter(const std::string name) {
+	auto iter = _load_precedence.begin();
+	while(iter != _load_precedence.end()) {
+		(*iter)->RemoveEncounter(name);
+		++iter;
+	}
+}
+
 bool QuestParserCollection::HasQuestSub(uint32 npcid, QuestEventID evt) {
 	return HasQuestSubLocal(npcid, evt) || HasQuestSubGlobal(evt);
 }
diff --git a/zone/quest_parser_collection.h b/zone/quest_parser_collection.h
index a5dc07a95..082b5b6f4 100644
--- a/zone/quest_parser_collection.h
+++ b/zone/quest_parser_collection.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
 	void AddVar(std::string name, std::string val);
 	void Init();
 	void ReloadQuests(bool reset_timers = true);
+	void RemoveEncounter(const std::string name);
 
 	bool HasQuestSub(uint32 npcid, QuestEventID evt);
 	bool PlayerHasQuestSub(QuestEventID evt);