diff --git a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
index 4d02e793334..58f72dc6d28 100644
--- a/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
+++ b/js/angular/directive/slideBox.js
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ function($timeout, $compile, $ionicSlideBoxDelegate, $ionicHistory, $ionicScroll
           return $ionicHistory.isActiveScope($scope);
         }
       );
-      $scope.$on('$destroy', deregisterInstance);
+      $scope.$on('$destroy', function() {
+        deregisterInstance();
+        slider.kill();
+      });
 
       this.slidesCount = function() {
         return slider.slidesCount();
diff --git a/js/views/sliderView.js b/js/views/sliderView.js
index d04d2368b90..fedd82e9379 100644
--- a/js/views/sliderView.js
+++ b/js/views/sliderView.js
@@ -544,17 +544,8 @@ ionic.views.Slider = ionic.views.View.inherit({
       element.style.width = '';
       element.style.left = '';
 
-      // reset slides
-      var pos = slides.length;
-      while(pos--) {
-
-        var slide = slides[pos];
-        slide.style.width = '';
-        slide.style.left = '';
-
-        if (browser.transitions) translate(pos, 0, 0);
-
-      }
+      // reset slides so no refs are held on to
+      slides && (slides.length = 0);
 
       // removed event listeners
       if (browser.addEventListener) {
diff --git a/test/html/slideBox.html b/test/html/slideBox.html
index cfaf2f7e29a..b5ab2b2b9f7 100644
--- a/test/html/slideBox.html
+++ b/test/html/slideBox.html
@@ -46,8 +46,17 @@
     <div ng-controller="SlideCtrl">
       <ion-side-menus>
         <ion-side-menu-content>
-          <ion-header-bar left-buttons="leftButtons" right-buttons="rightButtons" title=""></ion-header-bar>
-          <ion-slide-box on-slide-changed="slideChanged(index)" show-pager="{{$root.showPager}}" pager-click="pagerClick(index)" does-continue="true" auto-play="false">
+          <ion-header-bar>
+            <div class="button" ng-click="$root.hideSlideBox = !$root.hideSlideBox">
+              Toggle
+            </div>
+          </ion-header-bar>
+          <ion-slide-box ng-if="!$root.hideSlideBox"
+                         on-slide-changed="slideChanged(index)"
+                         show-pager="{{$root.showPager}}"
+                         pager-click="pagerClick(index)"
+                         does-continue="true"
+                         auto-play="false">
             <ion-slide ng-controller="FirstSlideCtrl">
               <h3>Thank you for choosing the Awesome App!</h3>
               <div id="logo">