diff --git a/spec/spec-helper.coffee b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
index a427f21a6..cc5f05c1f 100644
--- a/spec/spec-helper.coffee
+++ b/spec/spec-helper.coffee
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ beforeEach ->
 afterEach ->
   atom.packages.deactivatePackages()
   atom.menu.template = []
+  atom.contextMenu.clear()
 
   atom.workspaceView?.remove?()
   atom.workspaceView = null
diff --git a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
index e7ec6907f..d982537e9 100644
--- a/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/context-menu-manager.coffee
@@ -20,18 +20,8 @@ SequenceCount = 0
 module.exports =
 class ContextMenuManager
   constructor: ({@resourcePath, @devMode}) ->
-    @activeElement = null
-    @itemSets = []
     @definitions = {'.overlayer': []} # TODO: Remove once color picker package stops touching private data
-
-    @add '.workspace': [{
-      label: 'Inspect Element'
-      command: 'application:inspect'
-      devMode: true
-      created: (event) ->
-        {pageX, pageY} = event
-        @commandOptions = {x: pageX, y: pageY}
-    }]
+    @clear()
 
     atom.keymaps.onDidLoadBundledKeymaps => @loadPlatformItems()
 
@@ -163,6 +153,18 @@ class ContextMenuManager
     remote.getCurrentWindow().emit('context-menu', menuTemplate)
     return
 
+  clear: ->
+    @activeElement = null
+    @itemSets = []
+    @add '.workspace': [{
+      label: 'Inspect Element'
+      command: 'application:inspect'
+      devMode: true
+      created: (event) ->
+        {pageX, pageY} = event
+        @commandOptions = {x: pageX, y: pageY}
+    }]
+
 class ContextMenuItemSet
   constructor: (@selector, @items) ->
     @specificity = (SpecificityCache[@selector] ?= specificity(@selector))