diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
index fc88b31711b23..abef8afcc3985 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/containers/editor/legacy/console_editor/editor.tsx
@@ -182,6 +182,9 @@ function EditorUI({ initialTextValue }: EditorProps) {
       unsubscribeResizer();
       clearSubscriptions();
       window.removeEventListener('hashchange', onHashChange);
+      if (editorInstanceRef.current) {
+        editorInstanceRef.current.getCoreEditor().destroy();
+      }
     };
   }, [saveCurrentTextObject, initialTextValue, history, setInputEditor, settingsService]);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
index 469ef6d79fae5..393b7eee346f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/application/models/legacy_core_editor/legacy_core_editor.ts
@@ -408,4 +408,8 @@ export class LegacyCoreEditor implements CoreEditor {
       },
     ]);
   }
+
+  destroy() {
+    this.editor.destroy();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/public/types/core_editor.ts b/src/plugins/console/public/types/core_editor.ts
index b71f4fff44ca5..d88d8f86b874c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/public/types/core_editor.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/public/types/core_editor.ts
@@ -268,4 +268,9 @@ export interface CoreEditor {
    * detects a change
    */
   registerAutocompleter(autocompleter: AutoCompleterFunction): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Release any resources in use by the editor.
+   */
+  destroy(): void;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/searchprofiler/public/application/editor/editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/searchprofiler/public/application/editor/editor.tsx
index 3141f5bedc8f9..7e7d74155b2d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/searchprofiler/public/application/editor/editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/searchprofiler/public/application/editor/editor.tsx
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ export const Editor = memo(({ licenseEnabled, initialValue, onEditorReady }: Pro
     setTextArea(licenseEnabled ? containerRef.current!.querySelector('textarea') : null);
 
     onEditorReady(createEditorShim(editorInstanceRef.current));
+
+    return () => {
+      if (editorInstanceRef.current) {
+        editorInstanceRef.current.destroy();
+      }
+    };
   }, [initialValue, onEditorReady, licenseEnabled]);
 
   return (