diff --git a/src/core/Object3D.js b/src/core/Object3D.js
index d2d6bfe8..1c827e34 100644
--- a/src/core/Object3D.js
+++ b/src/core/Object3D.js
@@ -130,14 +130,29 @@ THREE.Object3D.prototype = {
 	},
 
 	remove: function ( object ) {
+		var scene = this;
 
-		var childIndex = this.children.indexOf( object );
+		var childIndex = this.children.indexOf( child );
 
 		if ( childIndex !== - 1 ) {
 
-			object.parent = undefined;
+			child.parent = undefined;
 			this.children.splice( childIndex, 1 );
 
+			// remove from scene
+
+			while ( scene.parent !== undefined ) {
+
+				scene = scene.parent;
+
+			}
+
+			if ( scene !== undefined && scene instanceof THREE.Scene ) {
+
+				scene.removeChildRecurse( child );
+
+			}
+
 		}
 
 	},