diff --git a/src/plots/gl2d/scene2d.js b/src/plots/gl2d/scene2d.js
index 6c4da94cbd8..a1a1f77dc68 100644
--- a/src/plots/gl2d/scene2d.js
+++ b/src/plots/gl2d/scene2d.js
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ proto.destroy = function() {
     this.fullData = null;
     this.glplot = null;
     this.stopped = true;
+    this.camera.mouseListener.enabled = false;
+    this.mouseContainer.removeEventListener('wheel', this.camera.wheelListener);
+    this.camera = null;
 };
 
 proto.plot = function(fullData, calcData, fullLayout) {
diff --git a/src/plots/gl3d/camera.js b/src/plots/gl3d/camera.js
index 93d92e5ba08..29cdbec1eb5 100644
--- a/src/plots/gl3d/camera.js
+++ b/src/plots/gl3d/camera.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function createCamera(element, options) {
     });
 
     var lastX = 0, lastY = 0, lastMods = {shift: false, control: false, alt: false, meta: false};
-    mouseChange(element, handleInteraction);
+    camera.mouseListener = mouseChange(element, handleInteraction);
 
     // enable simple touch interactions
     element.addEventListener('touchstart', function(ev) {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function createCamera(element, options) {
         return true;
     }
 
-    mouseWheel(element, function(dx, dy) {
+    camera.wheelListener = mouseWheel(element, function(dx, dy) {
         if(camera.keyBindingMode === false) return;
 
         var flipX = camera.flipX ? 1 : -1;
diff --git a/src/plots/gl3d/scene.js b/src/plots/gl3d/scene.js
index fb550ed4a5d..1dee8b4917d 100644
--- a/src/plots/gl3d/scene.js
+++ b/src/plots/gl3d/scene.js
@@ -593,10 +593,11 @@ proto.plot = function(sceneData, fullLayout, layout) {
 };
 
 proto.destroy = function() {
+    this.camera.mouseListener.enabled = false;
+    this.container.removeEventListener('wheel', this.camera.wheelListener);
+    this.camera = this.glplot.camera = null;
     this.glplot.dispose();
     this.container.parentNode.removeChild(this.container);
-
-    // Remove reference to glplot
     this.glplot = null;
 };