diff --git a/core/src/services/iframe.js b/core/src/services/iframe.js
index 3529c4119b..3635e25b65 100644
--- a/core/src/services/iframe.js
+++ b/core/src/services/iframe.js
@@ -57,15 +57,6 @@ class IframeClass {
     );
   }
 
-  removeIframe(iframe, node) {
-    const children = Array.from(node.children);
-    children.forEach(child => {
-      if (child === iframe) {
-        node.removeChild(child);
-      }
-    });
-  }
-
   getPreservedViewsInDom(iframes) {
     return iframes.filter(iframe => iframe.pv);
   }
@@ -157,6 +148,7 @@ class IframeClass {
       if (config.navigateOk) {
         config.navigateOk = undefined;
       } else {
+        IframeHelpers.removeIframe(config.iframe, node);
         config.iframe = undefined;
         config.isFallbackFrame = true;
         console.info(
diff --git a/core/src/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.js b/core/src/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.js
index 906043f4d4..37ef2cebef 100644
--- a/core/src/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.js
+++ b/core/src/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.js
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ class IframeHelpersClass {
     });
   }
 
+  removeIframe(iframe, node) {
+    const children = Array.from(node.children);
+    children.forEach(child => {
+      if (child === iframe) {
+        node.removeChild(child);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   replaceVars(viewUrl, params, prefix, parenthesis = true) {
     let processedUrl = viewUrl;
     if (params) {
diff --git a/core/test/services/iframe.spec.js b/core/test/services/iframe.spec.js
index 1f7f67ed5e..b0f1ef9697 100644
--- a/core/test/services/iframe.spec.js
+++ b/core/test/services/iframe.spec.js
@@ -127,19 +127,6 @@ describe('Iframe', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('removeIframe', () => {
-    const testNode = {
-      children: ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'],
-      removeChild: sinon.spy()
-    };
-    Iframe.removeIframe('two', testNode);
-    assert.equal(testNode.removeChild.callCount, 1, 'removeChild call count');
-    assert(
-      testNode.removeChild.calledWith('two'),
-      'correct node child was deleted'
-    );
-  });
-
   describe('create new iframe with different viewgroup and dont delete the previous one (cache)', () => {
     it('navigate', () => {
       sinon.stub(IframeHelpers, 'getMainIframes').callsFake(() => [
diff --git a/core/test/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.spec.js b/core/test/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.spec.js
index 23e34f5124..9c65b7111f 100644
--- a/core/test/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.spec.js
+++ b/core/test/utilities/helpers/iframe-helpers.spec.js
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ describe('Iframe-helpers', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it('removeIframe', () => {
+    const testNode = {
+      children: ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'],
+      removeChild: sinon.spy()
+    };
+    IframeHelpers.removeIframe('two', testNode);
+    assert.equal(testNode.removeChild.callCount, 1, 'removeChild call count');
+    assert(
+      testNode.removeChild.calledWith('two'),
+      'correct node child was deleted'
+    );
+  });
+
   describe('canReuseIframe', () => {
     const config = {
       iframe: {