diff --git a/Lib/lib-tk/ttk.py b/Lib/lib-tk/ttk.py
index 1125439..61f1785 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-tk/ttk.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-tk/ttk.py
@@ -1515,13 +1519,31 @@ class LabeledScale(Frame, object):
     def destroy(self):
         """Destroy this widget and possibly its associated variable."""
         try:
-            self._variable.trace_vdelete('w', self.__tracecb)
+            label = self.label
         except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            label.destroy()
+            del self.label
+
+        try:
+            scale = self.scale
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            scale.destroy()
+            del self.scale
+
+        try:
+            variable = self._variable
+        except AttributeError as exc:
             # widget has been destroyed already
             pass
         else:
+            variable.trace_vdelete('w', self.__tracecb)
             del self._variable
-            Frame.destroy(self)
+
+        Frame.destroy(self)


     def _adjust(self, *args):
@@ -1620,5 +1642,8 @@ class OptionMenu(Menubutton):

     def destroy(self):
         """Destroy this widget and its associated variable."""
-        del self._variable
+        try:
+            del self._variable
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
         Menubutton.destroy(self)