Bug when calling .destroy() on SceneObject instantiated from Prefab

Hey guys,

I've noticed inconsistent behavior when calling .destroy() on Scene Objects. These Scene Objects are instantiated from a Prefab using scripting. In some cases, the Scene Object is removed, in others it's not. When resetting the lens, it's just a coin flip wether the Scene Objects will be deleted or not.

I'm developing a platform game (based on Doodle Jump). In this game, a player jumps from platform to platform. These platforms are generated based on the player's Y position. To keep the game running smoothly, platforms are garbage collected when out of screen, so there won't be too much objects to check for collisions. My platform prefab is just a really simple Scene Object with a Mesh Component (plane) to render it.

This is the abstracted code I'm using to delete the Scene Object:

const sceneObject = .. // the instantiated scene object

const delete = () => {
   const deleteHandler = script.createEvent('DelayedCallbackEvent');
   
   deleteHandler.bind(() => {
      try{
         sceneObject.destroy();
         delete();
      } catch (e) {
         // there's an error so the object should be deleted
         // print('enabling this print raises the odds of deleting the Scene Object..');
      }
   });

   deleteHandler.reset(0);
};

delete();

As you see, I'm trying to create a loop to check wether the Scene Object is gone using a try catch. sceneObject.getTransform(); throws an error if sceneObject doesn't exist. If it passes that test, it should trigger the delete function again as this.sceneObject should be Null. 

For some reason, adding a print to the catch increases the success rate of the code. Another weird thing is that the code is either working a 100% or 0%. Never is it just removing some of the platforms.

Tom