diff --git a/spec/suites/removeLayersSpec.js b/spec/suites/removeLayersSpec.js
index 0ff840a60..8f24ecf12 100644
--- a/spec/suites/removeLayersSpec.js
+++ b/spec/suites/removeLayersSpec.js
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 
 		markers[0].__parent.spiderfy();
 
+		// We must wait for the spiderfy animation to timeout
+		clock.tick(200);
+
 		group.removeLayers(markers);
 
 		expect(group.hasLayer(markers[0])).to.be(false);
@@ -64,5 +67,9 @@
 		expect(group.hasLayer(markers[2])).to.be(false);
 
 		expect(group.getLayers().length).to.be(0);
+
+		group.on('spiderfied', function() {
+			expect(group._spiderfied).to.be(null);
+		});
 	});
 });
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diff --git a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
index ac5add87e..1cadda399 100644
--- a/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
+++ b/src/MarkerClusterGroup.js
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ L.MarkerClusterGroup = L.FeatureGroup.extend({
 			fg = this._featureGroup,
 			npg = this._nonPointGroup;
 
+		if (this._unspiderfy) {
+			this._unspiderfy();
+		}
+
 		if (!this._map) {
 			for (i = 0, l = layersArray.length; i < l; i++) {
 				m = layersArray[i];