diff --git a/src/control/Control.js b/src/control/Control.js
index bf57d1d8..6db9f4bb 100644
--- a/src/control/Control.js
+++ b/src/control/Control.js
@@ -161,6 +161,11 @@ Map.include({
 	},
 
 	_clearControlPos: function () {
+		for (var i in this._controlCorners) {
+			DomUtil.remove(this._controlCorners[i]);
+		}
 		DomUtil.remove(this._controlContainer);
+		delete this._controlCorners;
+		delete this._controlContainer;
 	}
 });
diff --git a/src/dom/DomEvent.Pointer.js b/src/dom/DomEvent.Pointer.js
index 3a130ebd..5ec133b8 100644
--- a/src/dom/DomEvent.Pointer.js
+++ b/src/dom/DomEvent.Pointer.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export var _pointersCount = 0;
 // ref http://www.w3.org/TR/pointerevents/ https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=22890
 
 export function addPointerListener(obj, type, handler, id) {
-
 	if (type === 'touchstart') {
 		_addPointerStart(obj, handler, id);
 
diff --git a/src/dom/DomEvent.js b/src/dom/DomEvent.js
index 22a02047..9f86e59c 100644
--- a/src/dom/DomEvent.js
+++ b/src/dom/DomEvent.js
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export function on(obj, types, fn, context) {
 	return this;
 }
 
+var eventsKey = '_leaflet_events';
+
 // @function off(el: HTMLElement, types: String, fn: Function, context?: Object): this
 // Removes a previously added listener function. If no function is specified,
 // it will remove all the listeners of that particular DOM event from the element.
@@ -46,25 +48,30 @@ export function on(obj, types, fn, context) {
 // @alternative
 // @function off(el: HTMLElement, eventMap: Object, context?: Object): this
 // Removes a set of type/listener pairs, e.g. `{click: onClick, mousemove: onMouseMove}`
+
+// @alternative
+// @function off(el: HTMLElement): this
+// Removes all known event listeners
 export function off(obj, types, fn, context) {
 
 	if (typeof types === 'object') {
 		for (var type in types) {
 			removeOne(obj, type, types[type], fn);
 		}
-	} else {
+	} else if (types) {
 		types = Util.splitWords(types);
 
 		for (var i = 0, len = types.length; i < len; i++) {
 			removeOne(obj, types[i], fn, context);
 		}
+	} else {
+		for (var j in obj[eventsKey]) {
+			removeOne(obj, j, obj[eventsKey][j]);
+		}
+		delete obj[eventsKey];
 	}
-
-	return this;
 }
 
-var eventsKey = '_leaflet_events';
-
 function addOne(obj, type, fn, context) {
 	var id = type + Util.stamp(fn) + (context ? '_' + Util.stamp(context) : '');
 
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js b/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
index 5e3e1d94..c1171ae0 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ export var Canvas = Renderer.extend({
 		this._ctx = container.getContext('2d');
 	},
 
+	_destroyContainer: function () {
+		delete this._ctx;
+		L.DomUtil.remove(this._container);
+		L.DomEvent.off(this._container);
+		delete this._container;
+	},
+
 	_updatePaths: function () {
 		if (this._postponeUpdatePaths) { return; }
 
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js b/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
index 64e005cb..d2e5e77d 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ export var Renderer = Layer.extend({
 	},
 
 	onRemove: function () {
-		DomUtil.remove(this._container);
 		this.off('update', this._updatePaths, this);
+		this._destroyContainer();
 	},
 
 	getEvents: function () {
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/SVG.js b/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
index 12a38be0..b5c08548 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ export var SVG = Renderer.extend({
 		this._container.appendChild(this._rootGroup);
 	},
 
+	_destroyContainer: function () {
+		L.DomUtil.remove(this._container);
+		L.DomEvent.off(this._container);
+		delete this._container;
+		delete this._rootGroup;
+	},
+
 	_onZoomStart: function () {
 		// Drag-then-pinch interactions might mess up the center and zoom.
 		// In this case, the easiest way to prevent this is re-do the renderer
diff --git a/src/map/Map.js b/src/map/Map.js
index 03365dc3..8b6ba24e 100644
--- a/src/map/Map.js
+++ b/src/map/Map.js
@@ -716,9 +716,18 @@ export var Map = Evented.extend({
 			this.fire('unload');
 		}
 
-		for (var i in this._layers) {
+		var i;
+		for (i in this._layers) {
 			this._layers[i].remove();
 		}
+		for (i in this._panes) {
+			L.DomUtil.remove(this._panes[i]);
+		}
+
+		this._layers = [];
+		this._panes = [];
+		delete this._mapPane;
+		delete this._renderer;
 
 		return this;
 	},
@@ -1507,12 +1516,12 @@ export var Map = Evented.extend({
 
 		this.on('zoomanim', function (e) {
 			var prop = DomUtil.TRANSFORM,
-			    transform = proxy.style[prop];
+			    transform = this._proxy.style[prop];
 
-			DomUtil.setTransform(proxy, this.project(e.center, e.zoom), this.getZoomScale(e.zoom, 1));
+			DomUtil.setTransform(this._proxy, this.project(e.center, e.zoom), this.getZoomScale(e.zoom, 1));
 
 			// workaround for case when transform is the same and so transitionend event is not fired
-			if (transform === proxy.style[prop] && this._animatingZoom) {
+			if (transform === this._proxy.style[prop] && this._animatingZoom) {
 				this._onZoomTransitionEnd();
 			}
 		}, this);
@@ -1520,8 +1529,15 @@ export var Map = Evented.extend({
 		this.on('load moveend', function () {
 			var c = this.getCenter(),
 			    z = this.getZoom();
-			DomUtil.setTransform(proxy, this.project(c, z), this.getZoomScale(z, 1));
+			DomUtil.setTransform(this._proxy, this.project(c, z), this.getZoomScale(z, 1));
 		}, this);
+
+		this._on('unload', this._destroyAnimProxy, this);
+	},
+
+	_destroyAnimProxy: function () {
+		L.DomUtil.remove(this._proxy);
+		delete this._proxy;
 	},
 
 	_catchTransitionEnd: function (e) {
diff --git a/src/map/handler/Map.BoxZoom.js b/src/map/handler/Map.BoxZoom.js
index b24c3b5e..2d2275b9 100644
--- a/src/map/handler/Map.BoxZoom.js
+++ b/src/map/handler/Map.BoxZoom.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export var BoxZoom = Handler.extend({
 		this._map = map;
 		this._container = map._container;
 		this._pane = map._panes.overlayPane;
+		map.on('unload', this._destroy, this);
 	},
 
 	addHooks: function () {
@@ -39,6 +40,11 @@ export var BoxZoom = Handler.extend({
 		return this._moved;
 	},
 
+	_destroy: function () {
+		L.DomUtil.remove(this._pane);
+		delete this._pane;
+	},
+
 	_resetState: function () {
 		this._moved = false;
 	},