diff --git a/backbone.js b/backbone.js
index 3457b0f4..d8e31b35 100644
--- a/backbone.js
+++ b/backbone.js
@@ -1234,8 +1234,8 @@
     // memory leaks.
     dispose: function() {
       this.undelegateEvents();
-      if (this.model) this.model.off(null, null, this);
-      if (this.collection) this.collection.off(null, null, this);
+      if (this.model && this.model.off) this.model.off(null, null, this);
+      if (this.collection && this.collection.off) this.collection.off(null, null, this);
       return this;
     },
 
diff --git a/test/view.js b/test/view.js
index d2741a74..1de5c20e 100644
--- a/test/view.js
+++ b/test/view.js
@@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
   test("dispose", 0, function() {
     var View = Backbone.View.extend({
       events: {
-        click: function() { ok(false); }
+        click: function() { fail(); }
       },
       initialize: function() {
-        this.model.on('all x', function(){ ok(false); }, this);
-        this.collection.on('all x', function(){ ok(false); }, this);
+        this.model.on('all x', function(){ fail(); }, this);
+        this.collection.on('all x', function(){ fail(); }, this);
       }
     });
 
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     view.$el.click();
   });
 
+  test("dispose with non Backbone objects", 0, function() {
+    var view = new Backbone.View({model: {}, collection: {}});
+    view.dispose();
+  });
+
   test("view#remove calls dispose.", 1, function() {
     var view = new Backbone.View();