diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 54c38ea95..696afc780 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -1698,7 +1698,6 @@ def delete_widget(page: fitz.Page, widget: fitz.Widget) -> fitz.Widget:
         raise ValueError("bad type: widget")
     nextwidget = widget.next
     page.delete_annot(annot)
-    widget._annot.__del__()
     widget._annot.parent = None
     keylist = list(widget.__dict__.keys())
     for key in keylist:
diff --git a/tests/test_widgets.py b/tests/test_widgets.py
index 47ec6e8eb..773160f21 100644
--- a/tests/test_widgets.py
+++ b/tests/test_widgets.py
@@ -227,11 +227,15 @@ def test_2391():
             field_field_value = field.on_state()
             field.update()
 
-# def test_deletewidget():
-#     pdf = fitz.open(filename)
-#     page = pdf[0]
-#     field = page.first_widget
-#     page.delete_widget(field)
+def test_3216():
+    document = fitz.open(filename)
+    for page in document:
+        while 1:
+            w = page.first_widget
+            print(f'{w=}')
+            if not w:
+                break
+            page.delete_widget(w)
 
 
 def test_add_widget():