diff --git a/src/base-interfaces.ts b/src/base-interfaces.ts
index da5d97fb6e..4b17406f7a 100644
--- a/src/base-interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/base-interfaces.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export interface ISurveyElement extends IShortcutText {
   getType(): string;
   setVisibleIndex(value: number): number;
   locStrsChanged(): any;
-  delete(): any;
+  delete(doDispose?: boolean): void;
   toggleState(): void;
   stateChangedCallback(): void;
   getTitleToolbar(): AdaptiveActionContainer;
diff --git a/src/panel.ts b/src/panel.ts
index 2be12f52cc..1ba0376ff6 100644
--- a/src/panel.ts
+++ b/src/panel.ts
@@ -312,9 +312,11 @@ export class PanelModelBase extends SurveyElement<Question>
       (this.showTitle && this.isDesignMode && settings.designMode.showEmptyTitles)
     );
   }
-  public delete(): void {
+  public delete(doDispose: boolean = true): void {
     this.removeFromParent();
-    this.dispose();
+    if(doDispose) {
+      this.dispose();
+    }
   }
   protected removeFromParent(): void {}
   protected canShowTitle(): boolean { return true; }
diff --git a/src/question.ts b/src/question.ts
index d9c59f9bb4..227cdec66a 100644
--- a/src/question.ts
+++ b/src/question.ts
@@ -260,9 +260,13 @@ export class Question extends SurveyElement<Question>
   public getPanel(): IPanel {
     return null;
   }
-  public delete(): void {
+  public delete(doDispose: boolean = true): void {
     this.removeFromParent();
-    this.dispose();
+    if(doDispose) {
+      this.dispose();
+    } else {
+      this.resetDependedQuestions();
+    }
   }
   protected removeFromParent(): void {
     if (!!this.parent) {
@@ -2324,10 +2328,13 @@ export class Question extends SurveyElement<Question>
   }
   public dispose(): void {
     super.dispose();
+    this.resetDependedQuestions();
+    this.destroyResizeObserver();
+  }
+  private resetDependedQuestions(): void {
     for (var i = 0; i < this.dependedQuestions.length; i++) {
       this.dependedQuestions[i].resetDependedQuestion();
     }
-    this.destroyResizeObserver();
   }
 }
 function makeNameValid(str: string): string {
diff --git a/src/survey-element.ts b/src/survey-element.ts
index 1c460df1ff..72634fb499 100644
--- a/src/survey-element.ts
+++ b/src/survey-element.ts
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ export class SurveyElement<E = any> extends SurveyElementCore implements ISurvey
   public get isQuestion() {
     return false;
   }
-  public delete() { }
+  public delete(doDispose: boolean): void { }
   //ILocalizableOwner
   locOwner: ILocalizableOwner;
   /**
diff --git a/tests/question_baseselecttests.ts b/tests/question_baseselecttests.ts
index 4ae4b4eb5b..168eb30958 100644
--- a/tests/question_baseselecttests.ts
+++ b/tests/question_baseselecttests.ts
@@ -1173,6 +1173,21 @@ QUnit.test("Check isUsingCarryForward on deleting matrix dynamic question", func
   assert.notOk(q2.choicesFromQuestion, "it is empty");
   assert.equal(q2.isUsingCarryForward, false, "Carryforward flag is unset");
 });
+QUnit.test("Check isUsingCarryForward on deleting matrix dynamic question with doDispose = false parameter", function (assert) {
+  const survey = new SurveyModel();
+  survey.setDesignMode(true);
+  survey.fromJSON({ elements: [
+    { type: "matrixdynamic", name: "q1" },
+    { type: "dropdown", name: "q2", choicesFromQuestion: "q1" }
+  ] });
+  const q1 = <QuestionSelectBase>survey.getQuestionByName("q1");
+  const q2 = <QuestionSelectBase>survey.getQuestionByName("q2");
+  assert.equal(q2.choicesFromQuestion, "q1", "set correctly");
+  assert.equal(q2.isUsingCarryForward, true, "Carryforward flag is set");
+  q1.delete(false);
+  assert.notOk(q2.choicesFromQuestion, "it is empty");
+  assert.equal(q2.isUsingCarryForward, false, "Carryforward flag is unset");
+});
 QUnit.test("Use carryForward with panel dynamic + update data on survey.data=data;", function (assert) {
   const survey = new SurveyModel({ elements: [
     { type: "checkbox", name: "q2", choicesFromQuestion: "q1", choiceValuesFromQuestion: "q1-q2", choiceTextsFromQuestion: "q1-q3" },