diff --git a/src/main-api/Inspector.ts b/src/main-api/Inspector.ts
index b8aae5a..724a416 100644
--- a/src/main-api/Inspector.ts
+++ b/src/main-api/Inspector.ts
@@ -297,7 +297,10 @@ export class Inspector {
   private width = 1920;
   private scaleX = 1;
   private scaleY = 1;
-  private textureMetrics = new Map<Texture, TextureMetrics>();
+  // Keyed weakly: a texture that is swapped off a node is never revisited by
+  // the inspector, and a strong map would pin it (and its bitmap) for the
+  // lifetime of the renderer.
+  private textureMetrics = new WeakMap<Texture, TextureMetrics>();
   // Stable reference so the same function can be passed to both
   // add/removeEventListener — `.bind()` returns a new fn each call, so binding
   // inline in destroy() would never actually remove the listener.
@@ -1042,6 +1045,15 @@ export class Inspector {
         });
         coreNodeListeners.clear();
 
+        // Animations still running when the node goes away never emit
+        // `stopped`, so their entry — and the controller it holds — would stay
+        // in the static activeAnimations map for the lifetime of the page.
+        Inspector.activeAnimations.forEach((animation, animationId) => {
+          if (animation.nodeId === node.id) {
+            this.trackAnimationEnd(animationId, 'cancelled');
+          }
+        });
+
         this.destroyNode(node);
         originalDestroy.call(node, isChild);
       },