diff --git a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_widget_classes/dropdown_menu.py b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_widget_classes/dropdown_menu.py
index a6b8186..6c0cce1 100644
--- a/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_widget_classes/dropdown_menu.py
+++ b/customtkinter/windows/widgets/core_widget_classes/dropdown_menu.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class DropdownMenu(tkinter.Menu, CTkAppearanceModeBaseClass, CTkScalingBaseClass
         # call destroy methods of super classes
         tkinter.Menu.destroy(self)
         CTkAppearanceModeBaseClass.destroy(self)
+        CTkScalingBaseClass.destroy(self)
 
     def _update_font(self):
         """ pass font to tkinter widgets with applied font scaling """