diff --git a/.changeset/old-frogs-run.md b/.changeset/old-frogs-run.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e35ff8bba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-frogs-run.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'slate-react': patch
+---
+
+Call unref on pathRefs created for move_node to remove memory leak
diff --git a/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/with-react.ts b/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/with-react.ts
index 395f208ddb..852bc91ebc 100644
--- a/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/with-react.ts
+++ b/packages/slate-react/src/plugin/with-react.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ export const withReact = <T extends BaseEditor>(
         const [node] = Editor.node(e, pathRef.current)
         NODE_TO_KEY.set(node, key)
       }
+
+      pathRef.unref()
     }
   }