To reproduce: - Add RichTextEditorRibbonBar and associate it with RadRichTextEditor at design time. - Show the form and then force the garbage collector. Workaround: - Associate the controls in the load event. - Set the AssociatedRichTextEditor to null just before the form is closed. protected override void OnLoad(EventArgs e) { base.OnLoad(e); richTextEditorRibbonBar1.AssociatedRichTextEditor = radRichTextEditor1; } protected override void OnClosing(System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs e) { richTextEditorRibbonBar1.AssociatedRichTextEditor = null; base.OnClosing(e); }