diff --git a/core/Commands.js b/core/Commands.js
index 2ca50e02..00031f85 100644
--- a/core/Commands.js
+++ b/core/Commands.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ var Commands = {
     ALLOW_DEFAULT: 34,
     PREVENT_DEFAULT: 35,
     UNSUBSCRIBE: 36,
+    REMOVE_SCENE: 37,
     prettyPrint: function (buffer, start, count) {
         var callback;
         start = start ? start : 0;
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ var commandPrinters = [];
 
 commandPrinters[Commands.INIT_DOM] = function init_dom (buffer, data) {
     data.result += data.i + '. INIT_DOM\n    tagName: ' + buffer[++data.i] + '\n\n';
-}; 
+};
 
 commandPrinters[Commands.DOM_RENDER_SIZE] = function dom_render_size (buffer, data) {
     data.result += data.i + '. DOM_RENDER_SIZE\n    selector: ' + buffer[++data.i] + '\n\n';
@@ -210,4 +211,3 @@ commandPrinters[Commands.NEED_SIZE_FOR] = function need_size_for (buffer, data)
 };
 
 module.exports = Commands;
-
diff --git a/core/FamousEngine.js b/core/FamousEngine.js
index 82766e7c..2e27e289 100644
--- a/core/FamousEngine.js
+++ b/core/FamousEngine.js
@@ -369,8 +369,11 @@ FamousEngine.prototype.createScene = function createScene (selector) {
     selector = selector || 'body';
 
     if (this._scenes[selector]) this._scenes[selector].dismount();
-    this._scenes[selector] = new Scene(selector, this);
-    return this._scenes[selector];
+
+    var scene = new Scene();
+    this._scenes[selector] = scene;
+    scene.mount(selector);
+    return scene;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -383,11 +386,11 @@ FamousEngine.prototype.createScene = function createScene (selector) {
  * @return {FamousEngine} this
  */
 FamousEngine.prototype.addScene = function addScene (scene) {
-    var selector = scene._selector;
+    var selector = scene._id;
 
     var current = this._scenes[selector];
     if (current && current !== scene) current.dismount();
-    if (!scene.isMounted()) scene.mount(scene.getSelector());
+    if (!scene.isMounted()) scene.mount(scene._id);
     this._scenes[selector] = scene;
     return this;
 };
@@ -402,12 +405,13 @@ FamousEngine.prototype.addScene = function addScene (scene) {
  * @return {FamousEngine} this
  */
 FamousEngine.prototype.removeScene = function removeScene (scene) {
-    var selector = scene._selector;
+    var selector = scene._id;
 
     var current = this._scenes[selector];
     if (current && current === scene) {
         if (scene.isMounted()) scene.dismount();
         delete this._scenes[selector];
+        this._messages.push(Commands.WITH, selector, Commands.REMOVE_SCENE);
     }
     return this;
 };
diff --git a/core/Node.js b/core/Node.js
index eed38ad0..77bd607d 100644
--- a/core/Node.js
+++ b/core/Node.js
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ Node.prototype._setUpdater = function _setUpdater (updater) {
     if (this._requestingUpdate) this._updater.requestUpdate(this);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Scene getUpdater function returns the previously set updater.
+ *
+ * @return {Object} the updater of this Node
+ */
+Node.prototype.getUpdater = function getUpdater () {
+    return this._updater;
+};
+
 /**
  * Determine the node's location in the scene graph hierarchy.
  * A location of `body/0/1` can be interpreted as the following scene graph
diff --git a/core/Scene.js b/core/Scene.js
index 5e7061a7..610ab877 100644
--- a/core/Scene.js
+++ b/core/Scene.js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/*jshint -W079 */
-
 'use strict';
 
 var Node = require('./Node');
@@ -39,60 +37,23 @@ var SizeSystem = require('./SizeSystem');
  * @class Scene
  * @constructor
  * @extends Node
- *
- * @param {String} selector a string which is a dom selector
- *                 signifying which dom element the context
- *                 should be set upon
- * @param {Famous} updater a class which conforms to Famous' interface
- *                 it needs to be able to send methods to
- *                 the renderers and update nodes in the scene graph
  */
-function Scene (selector, updater) {
-    if (!selector) throw new Error('Scene needs to be created with a DOM selector');
-    if (!updater) throw new Error('Scene needs to be created with a class like Famous');
-
-    Node.call(this);         // Scene inherits from node
-
-    this._globalUpdater = updater; // The updater that will both
-                                   // send messages to the renderers
-                                   // and update dirty nodes
-
-    this._selector = selector; // reference to the DOM selector
-                               // that represents the element
-                               // in the dom that this context
-                               // inhabits
-
-    this.mount(selector); // Mount the context to itself
-                          // (it is its own parent)
-
-    this._globalUpdater                  // message a request for the dom
-        .message(Commands.NEED_SIZE_FOR)  // size of the context so that
-        .message(selector);               // the scene graph has a total size
-
-    this.show(); // the context begins shown (it's already present in the dom)
+function Scene () {
+    Node.call(this);
 }
 
-// Scene inherits from node
 Scene.prototype = Object.create(Node.prototype);
 Scene.prototype.constructor = Scene;
-Scene.NO_DEFAULT_COMPONENTS = true;
-
-/**
- * Scene getUpdater function returns the passed in updater
- *
- * @return {Famous} the updater for this Scene
- */
-Scene.prototype.getUpdater = function getUpdater () {
-    return this._updater;
-};
 
 /**
  * Returns the selector that the context was instantiated with
  *
  * @return {String} dom selector
+ * @deprecated
  */
 Scene.prototype.getSelector = function getSelector () {
-    return this._selector;
+    console.warn('Scene#getSelector is deprecated, use Scene#getLocation or Scene#getId instead');
+    return this._id;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -134,7 +95,7 @@ Scene.prototype.onReceive = function onReceive (event, payload) {
                              payload[1],
                              payload[2] ? payload[2] : 0);
 
-        this._updater.message(Commands.WITH).message(this._selector).message(Commands.READY);
+        this._updater.message(Commands.WITH).message(this._id).message(Commands.READY);
     }
 };
 
@@ -142,12 +103,21 @@ Scene.prototype.onReceive = function onReceive (event, payload) {
 Scene.prototype.mount = function mount (path) {
     if (this.isMounted())
         throw new Error('Scene is already mounted at: ' + this.getLocation());
+
     Dispatch.mount(path, this);
+
+    this._updater                   // message a request for the dom
+        .message(Commands.NEED_SIZE_FOR)  // size of the context so that
+        .message(path);         // the scene graph has a total size
+
     this._id = path;
     this._mounted = true;
     this._parent = this;
     TransformSystem.registerTransformAtPath(path);
     SizeSystem.registerSizeAtPath(path);
+
+    // the context begins shown (it's already present in the dom)
+    this.show();
 };
 
 module.exports = Scene;
diff --git a/renderers/Compositor.js b/renderers/Compositor.js
index 386c00de..7090d02e 100644
--- a/renderers/Compositor.js
+++ b/renderers/Compositor.js
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ Compositor.prototype.getOrSetContext = function getOrSetContext(selector) {
     }
 };
 
+/**
+ * Removes the context from the internal registry.
+ *
+ * @method
+ *
+ * @param  {String} selector    Selector used for accessing the regisered
+ *                              context.
+ * @return {undefined}          undefined
+ */
+Compositor.prototype.removeContext = function removeContext (selector) {
+    var context = this._contexts[selector];
+    delete this._contexts[selector];
+    context.cleanup();
+};
+
 /**
  * Retrieves a context object registered under the passed in selector.
  *
diff --git a/renderers/Context.js b/renderers/Context.js
index e59df0db..5c618f85 100644
--- a/renderers/Context.js
+++ b/renderers/Context.js
@@ -153,6 +153,12 @@ Context.prototype._initDOMRenderer = function _initDOMRenderer() {
     );
 };
 
+Context.prototype.cleanup = function cleanup () {
+    this._rootEl.removeChild(this._domRendererRootEl);
+    if (this._webGLRendererRootEl)
+        this._rootEl.removeChild(this._webGLRendererRootEl);
+};
+
 Context.prototype.initCommandCallbacks = function initCommandCallbacks () {
     this._commandCallbacks[Commands.INIT_DOM] = initDOM;
     this._commandCallbacks[Commands.DOM_RENDER_SIZE] = domRenderSize;
@@ -182,6 +188,7 @@ Context.prototype.initCommandCallbacks = function initCommandCallbacks () {
     this._commandCallbacks[Commands.PREVENT_DEFAULT] = preventDefault;
     this._commandCallbacks[Commands.ALLOW_DEFAULT] = allowDefault;
     this._commandCallbacks[Commands.READY] = ready;
+    this._commandCallbacks[Commands.REMOVE_SCENE] = removeScene;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -540,4 +547,9 @@ function changeViewTransform (context, path, commands, iterator) {
     return iterator;
 }
 
+function removeScene (context, path, commands, iterator) {
+    context._compositor.removeContext(path);
+    return commands.length - 1;
+}
+
 module.exports = Context;
diff --git a/webgl-renderers/WebGLRenderer.js b/webgl-renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
index 8c175579..efa1dc7d 100644
--- a/webgl-renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/webgl-renderers/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -825,9 +825,9 @@ WebGLRenderer.prototype.handleOptions = function handleOptions(options, mesh) {
 
     switch (options.side) {
         case 'double':
-            this.gl.cullFace(this.gl.FRONT);
+            gl.cullFace(gl.FRONT);
             this.drawBuffers(this.bufferRegistry.registry[mesh.geometry], mesh.drawType, mesh.geometry);
-            this.gl.cullFace(this.gl.BACK);
+            gl.cullFace(gl.BACK);
             break;
         case 'back':
             gl.cullFace(gl.FRONT);