diff --git a/src/ng/rootScope.js b/src/ng/rootScope.js
index bd712e07b004..8c969b5ec34b 100644
--- a/src/ng/rootScope.js
+++ b/src/ng/rootScope.js
@@ -476,6 +476,11 @@ function $RootScopeProvider(){
         if (parent.$$childTail == this) parent.$$childTail = this.$$prevSibling;
         if (this.$$prevSibling) this.$$prevSibling.$$nextSibling = this.$$nextSibling;
         if (this.$$nextSibling) this.$$nextSibling.$$prevSibling = this.$$prevSibling;
+
+        // This is bogus code that works around Chrome's GC leak
+        // see: https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/1313#issuecomment-10378451
+        this.$parent = this.$$nextSibling = this.$$prevSibling = this.$$childHead =
+            this.$$childTail = null;
       },
 
       /**