Removing defs and references on clear()

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/container.js b/src/container.js
index 5aac877..46ebdb1 100644
--- a/src/container.js
+++ b/src/container.js
@@ -156,10 +156,13 @@ SVG.extend(SVG.Container, {
     /* remove children */
     for (var i = this.children().length - 1; i >= 0; i--)
       this.removeElement(this.children()[i])
-    
-    /* create new defs node */
-    this.defs()
-    
+
+    /* remove defs node */
+    if (this._defs) {
+      this._defs.remove()
+      delete this._defs
+    }
+
     return this
   }