diff --git a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESHDS_Mesh.hxx b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESHDS_Mesh.hxx
index d3df2e688..534c26cfa 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESHDS_Mesh.hxx
+++ b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESHDS_Mesh.hxx
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ public:
 
   void MoveNode(const SMDS_MeshNode *, double x, double y, double z);
   virtual void RemoveNode(const SMDS_MeshNode *);
-  void RemoveElement(const SMDS_MeshElement *);
+  virtual void RemoveElement(const SMDS_MeshElement *, bool removenodes = false);
 
   /*! Remove only the given element/node and only if it is free.
    *  Methods do not work for meshes with descendants.
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ public:
    */
   void RemoveFreeNode   (const SMDS_MeshNode *,    SMESHDS_SubMesh *, bool fromGroups=true);
   void RemoveFreeElement(const SMDS_MeshElement *, SMESHDS_SubMesh *, bool fromGroups=true);
+  virtual void RemoveFreeElement(const SMDS_MeshElement *); ///< reimplement virtual from the base class
 
   void ClearMesh();
 
diff --git a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx
index 51a79a9c2..4673452fc 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx
+++ b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/inc/SMESH_subMeshEventListener.hxx
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class SMESH_EXPORT SMESH_subMeshEventListener {
   bool myIsDeletable; //!< if true, it will be deleted by SMESH_subMesh
 public:
   SMESH_subMeshEventListener(bool isDeletable):myIsDeletable(isDeletable) {}
+  virtual ~SMESH_subMeshEventListener() {};
   bool IsDeletable() const { return myIsDeletable; }
   /*!
    * \brief Do something on a certain event
diff --git a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_Mesh.cpp b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_Mesh.cpp
index 18b0388af..1233f9355 100644
--- a/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_Mesh.cpp
+++ b/src/3rdParty/salomesmesh/src/SMESHDS/SMESHDS_Mesh.cpp
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ void SMESHDS_Mesh::RemoveFreeNode(const SMDS_MeshNode * n,
 //function : RemoveElement
 //purpose  : 
 //========================================================================
-void SMESHDS_Mesh::RemoveElement(const SMDS_MeshElement * elt)
+void SMESHDS_Mesh::RemoveElement(const SMDS_MeshElement * elt, bool removenodes)
 {
   if (elt->GetType() == SMDSAbs_Node)
   {
@@ -779,9 +779,18 @@ void SMESHDS_Mesh::RemoveElement(const SMDS_MeshElement * elt)
   list<const SMDS_MeshElement *> removedElems;
   list<const SMDS_MeshElement *> removedNodes;
 
-  SMDS_Mesh::RemoveElement(elt, removedElems, removedNodes, false);
+  SMDS_Mesh::RemoveElement(elt, removedElems, removedNodes, removenodes);
   
-  removeFromContainers( myShapeIndexToSubMesh, myGroups, removedElems, false );
+  removeFromContainers( myShapeIndexToSubMesh, myGroups, removedElems, removenodes );
+}
+
+//=======================================================================
+//function : RemoveFreeElement
+//purpose  : 
+//=======================================================================
+void SMESHDS_Mesh::RemoveFreeElement(const SMDS_MeshElement * elt)
+{
+    RemoveFreeElement (elt, 0);
 }
 
 //=======================================================================
@@ -1036,7 +1045,7 @@ void SMESHDS_Mesh::UnSetMeshElementOnShape(const SMDS_MeshElement * elem,
 //=======================================================================
 TopoDS_Shape SMESHDS_Mesh::ShapeToMesh() const
 {
-	return myShape;
+    return myShape;
 }
 
 //=======================================================================
@@ -1552,7 +1561,7 @@ SMDS_MeshVolume* SMESHDS_Mesh::AddVolumeWithID(int n1, int n2, int n3, int n4, i
                                  n15,n25,n35,n45);
   return anElem;
 }
-	
+
 //=======================================================================
 //function : AddVolumeWithID
 //purpose  : 2d order pyramid of 13 nodes