diff --git a/src/api/cpp/chart.cpp b/src/api/cpp/chart.cpp
index 4b6deb45..d2771aa4 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/chart.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/chart.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Chart::Chart(const Chart& pOther)
 
 Chart::~Chart()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_chart(get()));
+    fg_release_chart(get());
 }
 
 void Chart::setAxesTitles(const char* pX,
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/font.cpp b/src/api/cpp/font.cpp
index a624329f..006f7f52 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/font.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/font.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Font::Font()
 {
     fg_font temp = 0;
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ Font::Font(const Font& other)
 
 Font::~Font()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_font(get()));
+    fg_release_font(get());
 }
 
 void Font::loadFontFile(const char* const pFile)
@@ -49,5 +48,4 @@ fg_font Font::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/histogram.cpp b/src/api/cpp/histogram.cpp
index 89a654f4..8df5f67f 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/histogram.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/histogram.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Histogram::Histogram(const unsigned pNBins, const dtype pDataType)
 {
     fg_histogram temp = 0;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ Histogram::Histogram(const fg_histogram pHandle)
 
 Histogram::~Histogram()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_histogram(get()));
+    fg_release_histogram(get());
 }
 
 void Histogram::setColor(const Color pColor)
@@ -109,5 +108,4 @@ fg_histogram Histogram::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/image.cpp b/src/api/cpp/image.cpp
index 09553832..14de3b65 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/image.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/image.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Image::Image(const unsigned pWidth, const unsigned pHeight,
              const ChannelFormat pFormat, const dtype pDataType)
     : mValue(0)
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ Image::Image(const fg_image pHandle)
 
 Image::~Image()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_image(get()));
+    fg_release_image(get());
 }
 
 void Image::setAlpha(const float pAlpha)
@@ -109,5 +108,4 @@ fg_image Image::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/plot.cpp b/src/api/cpp/plot.cpp
index c2b38017..edd54f2c 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/plot.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/plot.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Plot::Plot(const unsigned pNumPoints, const dtype pDataType, const ChartType pChartType,
            const PlotType pPlotType, const MarkerType pMarkerType)
 {
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ Plot::Plot(const fg_plot pHandle)
 
 Plot::~Plot()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_plot(get()));
+    fg_release_plot(get());
 }
 
 void Plot::setColor(const Color pColor)
@@ -130,5 +129,4 @@ fg_plot Plot::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/surface.cpp b/src/api/cpp/surface.cpp
index a9d6624e..1520067c 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/surface.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/surface.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Surface::Surface(unsigned pNumXPoints, unsigned pNumYPoints, dtype pDataType, PlotType pPlotType, MarkerType pMarkerType)
 {
     fg_surface temp = 0;
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ Surface::Surface(const fg_surface pHandle)
 
 Surface::~Surface()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_surface(get()));
+    fg_release_surface(get());
 }
 
 void Surface::setColor(const Color pColor)
@@ -110,5 +109,4 @@ fg_surface Surface::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/vector_field.cpp b/src/api/cpp/vector_field.cpp
index 927d0142..a2bd943a 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/vector_field.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/vector_field.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 VectorField::VectorField(const unsigned pNumPoints, const dtype pDataType, const ChartType pChartType)
 {
     fg_vector_field temp = 0;
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ VectorField::VectorField(const fg_vector_field pHandle)
 
 VectorField::~VectorField()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_vector_field(get()));
+    fg_release_vector_field(get());
 }
 
 void VectorField::setColor(const Color pColor)
@@ -123,5 +122,4 @@ fg_vector_field VectorField::get() const
 {
     return mValue;
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/api/cpp/window.cpp b/src/api/cpp/window.cpp
index 9be9a95f..7cb1320e 100644
--- a/src/api/cpp/window.cpp
+++ b/src/api/cpp/window.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 namespace forge
 {
-
 Window::Window(const int pWidth, const int pHeight, const char* pTitle,
                const Window* pWindow, const bool invisible)
     : mValue(0)
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ Window::Window(const Window& other)
 
 Window::~Window()
 {
-    FG_THROW(fg_release_window(get()));
+    fg_release_window(get());
 }
 
 void Window::setFont(Font* pFont)
@@ -152,5 +151,4 @@ void Window::saveFrameBuffer(const char* pFullPath)
 {
     FG_THROW(fg_save_window_framebuffer(pFullPath, get()));
 }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/chart_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/chart_impl.cpp
index 8a6f193d..e0801a2d 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/chart_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/chart_impl.cpp
@@ -175,13 +175,11 @@ AbstractChart::AbstractChart(const float pLeftMargin, const float pRightMargin,
 
 AbstractChart::~AbstractChart()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin AbstractChart::~AbstractChart");
     for (auto it = mVAOMap.begin(); it!=mVAOMap.end(); ++it) {
         GLuint vao = it->second;
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
     }
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &mDecorVBO);
-    CheckGL("End AbstractChart::~AbstractChart");
 }
 
 void AbstractChart::setAxesLimits(const float pXmin, const float pXmax,
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/histogram_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/histogram_impl.cpp
index f51a7b36..9b640f16 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/histogram_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/histogram_impl.cpp
@@ -120,12 +120,10 @@ histogram_impl::histogram_impl(const uint pNBins, const forge::dtype pDataType)
 
 histogram_impl::~histogram_impl()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin histogram_impl::~histogram_impl");
     for (auto it = mVAOMap.begin(); it!=mVAOMap.end(); ++it) {
         GLuint vao = it->second;
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
     }
-    CheckGL("End histogram_impl::~histogram_impl");
 }
 
 void histogram_impl::render(const int pWindowId,
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/image_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/image_impl.cpp
index 02aa7ed0..9edd4880 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/image_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/image_impl.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,8 @@ image_impl::image_impl(const uint pWidth, const uint pHeight,
 
 image_impl::~image_impl()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin image_impl::~image_impl");
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &mPBO);
     glDeleteTextures(1, &mTex);
-    CheckGL("End image_impl::~image_impl");
 }
 
 void image_impl::setColorMapUBOParams(const GLuint pUBO, const GLuint pSize)
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/plot_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/plot_impl.cpp
index 4a2951f2..464ad394 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/plot_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/plot_impl.cpp
@@ -165,13 +165,11 @@ plot_impl::plot_impl(const uint pNumPoints, const forge::dtype pDataType,
 
 plot_impl::~plot_impl()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin plot_impl::~plot_impl");
     for (auto it = mVAOMap.begin(); it!=mVAOMap.end(); ++it) {
         GLuint vao = it->second;
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
     }
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &mRBO);
-    CheckGL("End plot_impl::~plot_impl");
 }
 
 void plot_impl::setMarkerSize(const float pMarkerSize)
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/surface_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/surface_impl.cpp
index 580e2112..300fd3fe 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/surface_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/surface_impl.cpp
@@ -221,13 +221,11 @@ surface_impl::surface_impl(unsigned pNumXPoints, unsigned pNumYPoints,
 
 surface_impl::~surface_impl()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin Plot::~Plot");
     for (auto it = mVAOMap.begin(); it!=mVAOMap.end(); ++it) {
         GLuint vao = it->second;
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
     }
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &mIBO);
-    CheckGL("End Plot::~Plot");
 }
 
 void surface_impl::render(const int pWindowId,
diff --git a/src/backend/opengl/vector_field_impl.cpp b/src/backend/opengl/vector_field_impl.cpp
index 03d2b5dc..fbe1a94e 100644
--- a/src/backend/opengl/vector_field_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/opengl/vector_field_impl.cpp
@@ -154,13 +154,11 @@ vector_field_impl::vector_field_impl(const uint pNumPoints, const forge::dtype p
 
 vector_field_impl::~vector_field_impl()
 {
-    CheckGL("Begin vector_field_impl::~vector_field_impl");
     for (auto it = mVAOMap.begin(); it!=mVAOMap.end(); ++it) {
         GLuint vao = it->second;
         glDeleteVertexArrays(1, &vao);
     }
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &mDBO);
-    CheckGL("End vector_field_impl::~vector_field_impl");
 }
 
 GLuint vector_field_impl::directions()