diff --git a/strkit/call/call_sample.py b/strkit/call/call_sample.py
index b003c93..8f57249 100644
--- a/strkit/call/call_sample.py
+++ b/strkit/call/call_sample.py
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ def call_sample(
             #  - gather the process-specific results for combining
             #  - merge sorted result lists into single sorted list for the current contig
             results: tuple[dict, ...] = tuple(heapq.merge(*(j.get() for j in jobs), key=get_locus_index))
+            del jobs
 
             #  - fix-up phase sets based on phase_set_synonymous
             #     - if determined necessary while traversing the phase set graph, flip all peak data (i.e., if phase