diff --git a/src/common/FBBackendSDL2.cxx b/src/common/FBBackendSDL2.cxx
index e9cdab169..a2af7eee5 100644
--- a/src/common/FBBackendSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/FBBackendSDL2.cxx
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ FBBackendSDL2::~FBBackendSDL2()
     myWindow = nullptr;
   }
   SDL_QuitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_VIDEO | SDL_INIT_TIMER);
-
-cerr << "~FBBackendSDL2()" << endl;
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx b/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
index 15923a099..a2b8d0166 100644
--- a/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
+++ b/src/common/FBSurfaceSDL2.cxx
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ namespace {
   }
 }
 
-static int REF_COUNT = 0;
-
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 FBSurfaceSDL2::FBSurfaceSDL2(FBBackendSDL2& backend,
                              uInt32 width, uInt32 height,
@@ -50,7 +48,6 @@ FBSurfaceSDL2::FBSurfaceSDL2(FBBackendSDL2& backend,
   : myBackend{backend},
     myInterpolationMode{inter}
 {
-REF_COUNT++;
   createSurface(width, height, staticData);
 }
 
@@ -61,8 +58,6 @@ FBSurfaceSDL2::~FBSurfaceSDL2()
 
   if(mySurface)
   {
-REF_COUNT--;
-cerr << "  ~FBSurfaceSDL2(): " << this << "  " << REF_COUNT << endl;
     SDL_FreeSurface(mySurface);
     mySurface = nullptr;
   }
diff --git a/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.cxx b/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.cxx
index 917ed5c66..68af5a9b8 100644
--- a/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/FrameBuffer.cxx
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ FrameBuffer::FrameBuffer(OSystem& osystem)
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 FrameBuffer::~FrameBuffer()
 {
-cerr << "~FrameBuffer()\n";
 }
 
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@@ -911,10 +910,7 @@ shared_ptr<FBSurface> FrameBuffer::allocateSurface(
 void FrameBuffer::deallocateSurface(shared_ptr<FBSurface> surface)
 {
   if(surface)
-  {
-    cerr << "deallocateSurface: " << surface << endl;
     mySurfaceList.remove(surface);
-  }
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
index 6128844a8..ecbd1de62 100644
--- a/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
+++ b/src/emucore/OSystem.cxx
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   #include "Debugger.hxx"
 #endif
 #ifdef GUI_SUPPORT
+  #include "BrowserDialog.hxx"
   #include "OptionsMenu.hxx"
   #include "CommandMenu.hxx"
   #include "HighScoresMenu.hxx"
@@ -112,7 +113,13 @@ OSystem::OSystem()
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 OSystem::~OSystem()
 {
-cerr << "~OSystem()\n";
+#ifdef GUI_SUPPORT
+  // BrowserDialog is a special dialog that is statically allocated
+  // So we need to make sure that it is destroyed in the normal d'tor chain;
+  // not at the very end of program exit, when some objects it requires
+  // have already been destroyed
+  BrowserDialog::hide();
+#endif
 }
 
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diff --git a/src/gui/BrowserDialog.cxx b/src/gui/BrowserDialog.cxx
index 8a0f73019..a60c4cb55 100644
--- a/src/gui/BrowserDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/gui/BrowserDialog.cxx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ BrowserDialog::BrowserDialog(GuiObject* boss, const GUI::Font& font,
 }
 
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+// static
 void BrowserDialog::show(GuiObject* parent, const GUI::Font& font,
                          const string& title, const string& startpath,
                          BrowserDialog::Mode mode,
@@ -127,8 +128,6 @@ void BrowserDialog::show(GuiObject* parent, const GUI::Font& font,
   if(w > uInt32(font.getMaxCharWidth() * 80))
     w = font.getMaxCharWidth() * 80;
 
-  static unique_ptr<BrowserDialog> ourBrowser{nullptr};
-
   if(ourBrowser == nullptr
      || ourBrowser->getWidth() != int(w) || ourBrowser->getHeight() != int(h))
     ourBrowser = make_unique<BrowserDialog>(parent, font, w, h);
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ void BrowserDialog::show(GuiObject* parent, const GUI::Font& font,
 }
 
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+// static
 void BrowserDialog::show(GuiObject* parent,
                          const string& title, const string& startpath,
                          BrowserDialog::Mode mode,
@@ -148,6 +148,13 @@ void BrowserDialog::show(GuiObject* parent,
        mode, command, namefilter);
 }
 
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+// static
+void BrowserDialog::hide()
+{
+  ourBrowser.reset();
+}
+
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 void BrowserDialog::show(const string& startpath,
                          BrowserDialog::Mode mode,
@@ -326,3 +333,6 @@ void BrowserDialog::updateUI(bool fileSelected)
   if(fileSelected && !_fileList->selected().isDirectory())
     _selected->setText(_fileList->getSelectedString());
 }
+
+// - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+unique_ptr<BrowserDialog> BrowserDialog::ourBrowser;
diff --git a/src/gui/BrowserDialog.hxx b/src/gui/BrowserDialog.hxx
index 4614c5e46..62a3dfed1 100644
--- a/src/gui/BrowserDialog.hxx
+++ b/src/gui/BrowserDialog.hxx
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ class BrowserDialog : public Dialog
                      const FilesystemNode::NameFilter& namefilter = {
                       [](const FilesystemNode&) { return true; } });
 
+    /**
+      Since the show methods allocate a static BrowserDialog, at some
+      point we need to manually de-allocate it.  This method must be
+      called from one of the lowest-level destructors to do that.
+      Currently this is called from the OSystem destructor.
+    */
+    static void hide();
+
   private:
     /** Place the browser window onscreen, using the given attributes */
     void show(const string& startpath,
@@ -119,6 +127,8 @@ class BrowserDialog : public Dialog
 
     BrowserDialog::Mode _mode{Mode::Directories};
 
+    static unique_ptr<BrowserDialog> ourBrowser;
+
   private:
     // Following constructors and assignment operators not supported
     BrowserDialog() = delete;