--- old/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/control/skin/TabPaneSkin.java	2018-01-05 12:34:40.172926000 +0530
+++ new/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/control/skin/TabPaneSkin.java	2018-01-05 12:34:39.880926000 +0530
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -477,24 +477,6 @@
                 tabRegion.removeListeners(tab);
                 removeTabContent(tab);
 
-                // remove the menu item from the popup menu
-                ContextMenu popupMenu = tabHeaderArea.controlButtons.popup;
-                TabMenuItem tabItem = null;
-                if (popupMenu != null) {
-                    for (MenuItem item : popupMenu.getItems()) {
-                        tabItem = (TabMenuItem) item;
-                        if (tab == tabItem.getTab()) {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        tabItem = null;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (tabItem != null) {
-                    tabItem.dispose();
-                    popupMenu.getItems().remove(tabItem);
-                }
-                // end of removing menu item
-
                 EventHandler<ActionEvent> cleanup = ae -> {
                     tabRegion.animationState = TabAnimationState.NONE;
 
@@ -1848,7 +1830,7 @@
                 showControlButtons = true;
             } else {
                 setVisible(false);
-                popup.getItems().clear();
+                clearPopupMenu();
                 popup = null;
             }
 
@@ -1862,7 +1844,7 @@
             if (popup == null) {
                 popup = new ContextMenu();
             }
-            popup.getItems().clear();
+            clearPopupMenu();
             ToggleGroup group = new ToggleGroup();
             ObservableList<RadioMenuItem> menuitems = FXCollections.<RadioMenuItem>observableArrayList();
             for (final Tab tab : getSkinnable().getTabs()) {
@@ -1874,6 +1856,13 @@
             popup.getItems().addAll(menuitems);
         }
 
+        private void clearPopupMenu() {
+            for (MenuItem item : popup.getItems()) {
+                ((TabMenuItem) item).dispose();
+            }
+            popup.getItems().clear();
+        }
+
         private void showPopupMenu() {
             for (MenuItem mi: popup.getItems()) {
                 TabMenuItem tmi = (TabMenuItem)mi;
@@ -1911,7 +1900,9 @@
         }
 
         public void dispose() {
+            textProperty().unbind();
             tab.disableProperty().removeListener(weakDisableListener);
+            tab = null;
         }
     }