diff --git a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
index ae82ff1..0b92927 100755
--- a/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/viewer_volume.py
@@ -127,13 +127,17 @@ class Viewer(wx.Panel):
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnShowText,
                                  'Show text actors on viewers')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.OnCloseProject, 'Close project data')
-
+        
+    
     def OnCloseProject(self, pubsub_evt):
         if self.raycasting_volume:
             self.raycasting_volume = False
         if  self.slice_plane:
             self.slice_plane.Disable()
-            #slice_plane_...SetInteractor(self.interactor._Iren)
+            self.slice_plane.DeletePlanes()
+            del self.slice_plane
+            ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Uncheck image plane menu')
+            
         self.mouse_pressed = 0
         self.on_wl = False
         
@@ -715,6 +719,11 @@ class SlicePlane:
             self.plane_z.SetPlaneOrientationToZAxes()
             self.plane_z.SetSliceIndex(number)
 
+    def DeletePlanes(self):
+        del self.plane_x
+        del self.plane_y
+        del self.plane_z 
+    
     def PointId(self, evt, obj):
         #TODO: add in the code
         #   picker = vtk.vtkPointPicker()
@@ -723,4 +732,3 @@ class SlicePlane:
         x,y = evt.GetLastEventPosition()
         self.picker.Pick(x, y, 0, self.ren1)
         point_id = self.picker.GetPointId()
-
diff --git a/invesalius/gui/default_viewers.py b/invesalius/gui/default_viewers.py
index a2e8764..91ccae9 100755
--- a/invesalius/gui/default_viewers.py
+++ b/invesalius/gui/default_viewers.py
@@ -391,7 +391,8 @@ class VolumeToolPanel(wx.Panel):
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.ChangeButtonColour,
                                  'Change volume viewer gui colour')
         ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.DisablePreset, 'Close project data')
-
+        ps.Publisher().subscribe(self.Uncheck, 'Uncheck image plane menu')
+        
     def DisablePreset(self, pubsub_evt):
         self.off_item.Check(1)
 
@@ -499,7 +500,11 @@ class VolumeToolPanel(wx.Panel):
         else:
             ps.Publisher().sendMessage('Enable plane', label)
 
-
+    def Uncheck(self, pubsub_evt):        
+        for item in self.slice_plane_menu.GetMenuItems():
+            if (item.IsChecked()):
+                item.Check(0)
+    
     def ChangeButtonColour(self, pubsub_evt):
         colour = [i*255 for i in pubsub_evt.data]
         self.button_colour.SetColour(colour)
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