diff --git a/src/scrollbar-component.coffee b/src/scrollbar-component.coffee
index 6b2cda070..9d418e8c6 100644
--- a/src/scrollbar-component.coffee
+++ b/src/scrollbar-component.coffee
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class ScrollbarComponent
     @domNode.addEventListener 'scroll', @onScrollCallback
 
   destroy: ->
+    @domNode.removeEventListener 'scroll', @onScrollCallback
     @onScroll = null
 
   getDomNode: ->