diff --git a/src/ui/View.js b/src/ui/View.js
index 3f450a80..3cedd640 100644
--- a/src/ui/View.js
+++ b/src/ui/View.js
@@ -609,6 +609,9 @@ var View = exports = Class(Emitter, function () {
 	this.removeFromSuperview = function () {
 		var superview = this.__view.getSuperview();
 		if (superview) {
+			this.updateOpts({
+				superview: null
+			});
 			superview.removeSubview(this);
 		}
 	};