diff --git a/gm82gltf.gej b/gm82gltf.gej
index 6fe2b4e..5285fc4 100644
--- a/gm82gltf.gej
+++ b/gm82gltf.gej
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@
 					"returntype": 2
 				},
 				{
-					"name": "gltf_destroy",
+					"name": "__gltf_destroy",
 					"extname": "",
 					"calltype": 12,
-					"helpline": "gltf_destroy(gltf)",
+					"helpline": "__gltf_destroy(gltf)",
 					"hidden": false,
 					"argtypes": [
 						2
@@ -1177,6 +1177,17 @@
 					],
 					"returntype": 2
 				},
+				{
+					"name": "gltf_destroy",
+					"extname": "",
+					"calltype": 2,
+					"helpline": "gltf_destroy(gltf)",
+					"hidden": false,
+					"argtypes": [
+						2
+					],
+					"returntype": 2
+				},
 				{
 					"name": "gltf_set_environment_map",
 					"extname": "",
diff --git a/gm82gltf.gml b/gm82gltf.gml
index 000186a..423ef4f 100644
--- a/gm82gltf.gml
+++ b/gm82gltf.gml
@@ -133,6 +133,37 @@
     return __gltf
 
 
+#define gltf_destroy
+    ///gltf_destroy(gltf)
+    var __i,__j,__k,__mesh,__primitive;
+    // free textures
+    __i=0 repeat (gltf_texture_count(argument0)) {
+        background_delete(__gm82gltf_backgrounds[argument0,__i])
+    }
+    // free vertex buffers
+    __i=0 repeat (gltf_mesh_count(argument0)) {
+        __mesh=__gm82gltf_meshes[argument0,__i]
+        __j=0 repeat (gltf_mesh_primitive_count(argument0,__i)) {
+            __primitive=__gm82gltf_primitives[__mesh,__j]
+            if (gltf_mesh_primitive_indices_accessor(argument0,__i,__j))
+                index_buffer_delete(__gm82gltf_meshindices[__mesh,__j])
+            vertex_format_delete(__gm82gltf_meshformats[__mesh,__j])
+            __k=0 repeat (gltf_mesh_primitive_attribute_count(argument0,__i,__j)) {
+                vertex_buffer_delete(__gm82gltf_primitivebuffers[__primitive,__k])
+                __k+=1
+            }
+            __k=0 repeat (gltf_mesh_primitive_morph_count(__gltf,__i,__j)*3) {
+                vertex_buffer_delete(__gm82gltf_primitivebuffers[__primitive,__k])
+                __k+=1
+            }
+            __j+=1
+        }
+        __i+=1
+    }
+    // delete the gltf
+    __gltf_destroy(argument0)
+
+
 #define __gltf_format_add
     ///__gltf_format_add(type,comptype,normalized,semantic,slot):usage
     var __type;
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
index e0a65f9..aa1d7b0 100644
--- a/src/root.zig
+++ b/src/root.zig
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export fn __gltf_load(filename: [*:0]const u8) f64 {
     return -1;
 }
 
-export fn gltf_destroy(id: f64) f64 {
+export fn __gltf_destroy(id: f64) f64 {
     const entry = g_gltfs.fetchSwapRemove(@intFromFloat(id)) orelse return 0;
     entry.value.deinit();
     return 0;
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ test "gltf stuff" {
     try testing.expectEqual(1, gltf_node_child(1, 0, 0));
     try testing.expectEqual(648, g_gltfs.get(1).?.buffers[0].len);
     try testing.expectEqualStrings("NORMAL", std.mem.span(gltf_mesh_primitive_attribute_semantic(1, 0, 0, 0)));
-    try testing.expectEqual(0, gltf_destroy(1));
+    try testing.expectEqual(0, __gltf_destroy(1));
 }
 
 test "matrices" {