diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e961bc20..b9f39a36 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ tests: \
tests/test-format.test \
tests/test-insert.test \
tests/test-nest.test \
+ tests/test-remove.test \
tests/test-time-format.test \
tests/test-time-parse.test \
tests/test-transition.test \
diff --git a/tests/test-remove.js b/tests/test-remove.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4637578c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-remove.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require("./../lib/env-js/envjs/node");
+require("./../lib/sizzle/sizzle");
+require("./../d3");
+
+d3.select("body").append("svg:svg");
+d3.select("body").append("div");
+
+console.log("initialize:");
+console.log(" ", document.body.outerHTML);
+console.log("");
+
+d3.select("svg").remove();
+
+console.log("remove svg:");
+console.log(" ", document.body.outerHTML);
+console.log("");
+
+d3.select("body").selectAll("div").remove();
+
+console.log("removeAll div:");
+console.log(" ", document.body.outerHTML);
+console.log("");
diff --git a/tests/test-remove.out b/tests/test-remove.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d3d2d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-remove.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+initialize:
+
+
+remove svg:
+
+
+removeAll div:
+
+