diff --git a/packages/blaze/domrange.js b/packages/blaze/domrange.js
index 28a1a67afc..0108bf6c3f 100644
--- a/packages/blaze/domrange.js
+++ b/packages/blaze/domrange.js
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ DOMRange.prototype._memberIn = function (m) {
     m.$blaze_range = this;
 };
 
-DOMRange.prototype._memberOut = function (m, _skipNodes) {
+DOMRange._destroy = function (m, _skipNodes) {
   if (m instanceof DOMRange) {
     if (m.view)
       Blaze.destroyView(m.view, _skipNodes);
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ DOMRange.prototype._memberOut = function (m, _skipNodes) {
   }
 };
 
+DOMRange.prototype._memberOut = DOMRange._destroy;
+
 // Tear down, but don't remove, the members.  Used when chunks
 // of DOM are being torn down or replaced.
 DOMRange.prototype.destroyMembers = function (_skipNodes) {
@@ -298,6 +300,10 @@ DOMRange.prototype.destroyMembers = function (_skipNodes) {
     this._memberOut(members[i], _skipNodes);
 };
 
+DOMRange.prototype.destroy = function (_skipNodes) {
+  DOMRange._destroy(this, _skipNodes);
+};
+
 DOMRange.prototype.containsElement = function (elem) {
   if (! this.attached)
     throw new Error("Must be attached");
diff --git a/packages/templating/templating.js b/packages/templating/templating.js
index 81b9e9ecf9..837c29f160 100644
--- a/packages/templating/templating.js
+++ b/packages/templating/templating.js
@@ -248,4 +248,14 @@ UI.insert = function (range, parentElement, nextNode) {
   range.attach(parentElement, nextNode);
 };
 
+// XXX test and document
+UI.remove = function (range) {
+  if (! range instanceof Blaze.DOMRange)
+    throw new Error("Expected template rendered with UI.render");
+
+  if (range.attached)
+    range.detach();
+  range.destroy();
+};
+
 UI.body = Template.__body__;