diff --git a/glass-easel/src/component.ts b/glass-easel/src/component.ts
index 1722bad..3603795 100644
--- a/glass-easel/src/component.ts
+++ b/glass-easel/src/component.ts
@@ -542,11 +542,9 @@ export class Component<
     const comp = Object.create(proto) as ComponentInstance<TData, TProperty, TMethod>
     if (ENV.DEV) performanceMeasureStart('component.create', comp)
     comp._$genericImpls = genericImpls
-    comp._$placeholderHandlerRemover = placeholderHandlerRemover
     comp._$external = external
     comp.tagName = tagName
     comp._$methodCaller = comp
-    comp._$virtual = virtualHost
 
     // check shared style scope
     const ownerSpace = behavior.ownerSpace
@@ -601,6 +599,7 @@ export class Component<
       owner,
       owner ? owner._$nodeTreeContext : nodeTreeContext!,
     )
+    comp._$placeholderHandlerRemover = placeholderHandlerRemover
 
     const ownerHost = owner ? owner.getHostNode() : undefined
     const ownerComponentOptions = ownerHost?.getComponentOptions()
diff --git a/glass-easel/src/component_space.ts b/glass-easel/src/component_space.ts
index 3edeaf5..41e37b4 100644
--- a/glass-easel/src/component_space.ts
+++ b/glass-easel/src/component_space.ts
@@ -108,11 +108,9 @@ export class ComponentWaitingList {
   }
 
   call(c: GeneralComponentDefinition) {
-    const cbs = this._$callbacks
-    this._$callbacks = []
-    for (let i = 0; i < cbs.length; i += 1) {
-      const f = cbs[i]!
-      f(c)
+    while (this._$callbacks.length > 0) {
+      const callback = this._$callbacks.shift()!
+      callback(c)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/glass-easel/src/element.ts b/glass-easel/src/element.ts
index 3df4ed2..2728a56 100644
--- a/glass-easel/src/element.ts
+++ b/glass-easel/src/element.ts
@@ -577,8 +577,6 @@ export class Element implements NodeCast {
           node.triggerLifetime('beforeDetach', [])
         }
         node.childNodes.forEach(callFunc)
-        const f = node._$placeholderHandlerRemover
-        if (typeof f === 'function') f()
         if (isComponent(node)) {
           const shadowRoot = node.getShadowRoot()
           if (shadowRoot) callFunc(shadowRoot)
@@ -624,6 +622,8 @@ export class Element implements NodeCast {
           elem._$destroyOnRemoval = AutoDestroyState.Destroyed
           elem.destroyBackendElement()
         }
+        const f = elem._$placeholderHandlerRemover
+        if (typeof f === 'function') f()
       }
       rec(node)
     } else if (node._$destroyOnRemoval === AutoDestroyState.Enabled) {