diff --git a/test/view.multiview.test.js b/test/view.multiview.test.js
index 34cbf338..38092fef 100644
--- a/test/view.multiview.test.js
+++ b/test/view.multiview.test.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ test('basic explorer functionality', function () {
   });
   var $explorer = $el.find('.recline-data-explorer');
   equal($explorer.length, 1);
-  $el.remove();
+  explorer.remove();
 });
 
 test('get State', function () {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test('get State', function () {
   equal(state.get('backend'), 'memory');
   equal(state.get('dataset').url, 'xyz');
   ok(state.get('url') === url);
-  $el.remove();
+  explorer.remove();
 });
 
 test('initialize state', function () {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test('initialize state', function () {
   deepEqual(explorer.state.get('view-grid')['hiddenFields'], ['x']);
   equal(explorer.state.get('view-map')['lonField'], 'lon1');
 
-  $el.remove();
+  explorer.remove();
 });
 
 test('restore (from serialized state)', function() {
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ test('restore (from serialized state)', function() {
   var out = explorerNew.state.toJSON();
   equal(out.backend, state.backend);
 
+  explorer.remove();
+  explorerNew.remove();
+
   var dataset = new recline.Model.Dataset({
     url: 'http://data.london.gov.uk/datafiles/transport/tfl_passengers.csv',
     format: 'csv',
@@ -95,6 +98,9 @@ test('restore (from serialized state)', function() {
   var explorerNew = recline.View.MultiView.restore(state);
   equal(explorerNew.model.get('backend'), 'dataproxy');
   equal(explorerNew.model.get('format'), 'csv');
+
+  explorer.remove();
+  explorerNew.remove();
 });
 
 })(this.jQuery);