diff --git a/src/api/map.js b/src/api/map.js
index f6a090fe9b..3c2e1b50bd 100644
--- a/src/api/map.js
+++ b/src/api/map.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ goog.require('ol.loc');
 goog.require('ol.projection');
 goog.require('ol.error');
 
+goog.require('goog.dispose');
 
 /**
  * @typedef {ol.Map|{center, zoom, numZoomLevels, projection, userProjection, maxExtent, maxResolution, resolutions, renderTo, layers, controls}|string}
@@ -247,3 +248,9 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderTo = function(arg) {
     this.setContainer(goog.dom.getElement(arg));
     return this;
 };
+
+/**
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.destroy = function() {
+    goog.dispose(this);
+};
diff --git a/src/ol.export.js b/src/ol.export.js
index a948538215..48f5786f8f 100644
--- a/src/ol.export.js
+++ b/src/ol.export.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ goog.exportProperty( ol.Map.prototype, 'resolutions', ol.Map.prototype.resolutio
 goog.exportProperty( ol.Map.prototype, 'layers', ol.Map.prototype.layers );
 goog.exportProperty( ol.Map.prototype, 'controls', ol.Map.prototype.controls );
 goog.exportProperty( ol.Map.prototype, 'maxExtent', ol.Map.prototype.maxExtent );
+goog.exportProperty( ol.Map.prototype, 'destroy', ol.Map.prototype.destroy );
 
 // ol.loc
 goog.exportSymbol('ol.loc', ol.loc );
diff --git a/src/ol/control/Control.js b/src/ol/control/Control.js
index 12dc1c50a9..eaa1c693d6 100644
--- a/src/ol/control/Control.js
+++ b/src/ol/control/Control.js
@@ -82,4 +82,4 @@ ol.control.Control.prototype.deactivate = function() {
 ol.control.Control.prototype.destroy = function() {
     this.deactivate();
     goog.object.clear(this);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};