diff --git a/debug/vector/vector2.html b/debug/vector/vector2.html
index 8ecc6f81..6f1c093c 100644
--- a/debug/vector/vector2.html
+++ b/debug/vector/vector2.html
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 		var circle = L.circle([35, 0], 700000, {color: 'green', renderer: canvas}).addTo(map).bindPopup('Hello Circle');
 		var circleMarker = L.circleMarker([35, 30], {color: 'magenta', radius: 30}).addTo(map).bindPopup('Happy New Year!');
 
-		map.on('mousemove', function (e) {
-			circle.setLatLng(e.latlng);
-		});
+		// map.on('mousemove', function (e) {
+		// 	circle.setLatLng(e.latlng);
+		// });
 
 		map.setView([36, 52], 3);
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			'circle': circle,
 			'circleMarker': circleMarker,
 			'canvas': canvas,
-			'svg': L.SVG.instance,
+			'svg': map._renderer,
 		}, {collapsed: false});
 		map.addControl(layersControl);
 	</script>
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js b/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
index aedee762..59580090 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Canvas.js
@@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ L.canvas = function (options) {
 	return L.Browser.canvas ? new L.Canvas(options) : null;
 };
 
-L.Canvas.instance = L.canvas();
-
 L.Polyline.prototype._containsPoint = function (p, closed) {
 	var i, j, k, len, len2, part,
 	    w = this._clickTolerance();
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js b/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
index 9b51e45e..d5300165 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/Renderer.js
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ L.Renderer = L.Layer.extend({
 L.Map.include({
 	// used by each vector layer to decide which renderer to use
 	getRenderer: function (layer) {
-		var renderer = layer.options.renderer || this.options.renderer ||
-				(L.SVG && L.SVG.instance) || (L.Canvas && L.Canvas.instance);
+		var renderer = layer.options.renderer || this.options.renderer || this._renderer;
+
+		if (!renderer) {
+			renderer = this._renderer = (L.SVG && L.svg()) || (L.Canvas && L.canvas());
+		}
 
 		if (!this.hasLayer(renderer)) {
 			this.addLayer(renderer);
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/SVG.VML.js b/src/layer/vector/SVG.VML.js
index 3ddd1e24..2cc1d244 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/SVG.VML.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/SVG.VML.js
@@ -132,6 +132,4 @@ if (L.Browser.vml) {
 			};
 		}
 	})();
-
-	L.SVG.instance = L.svg();
 }
diff --git a/src/layer/vector/SVG.js b/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
index a141da32..b8768d2e 100644
--- a/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
+++ b/src/layer/vector/SVG.js
@@ -184,6 +184,3 @@ L.Browser.svg = !!(document.createElementNS && L.SVG.create('svg').createSVGRect
 L.svg = function (options) {
 	return L.Browser.svg || L.Browser.vml ? new L.SVG(options) : null;
 };
-
-// default instance to use when adding vectors to the map
-L.SVG.instance = L.svg();