diff --git a/src/ol/base/map.js b/src/ol/base/map.js
index 13456b44c4..00b191c3ea 100644
--- a/src/ol/base/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/base/map.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ goog.provide('ol.Map');
 goog.provide('ol.MapProperty');
 
 goog.require('goog.array');
+goog.require('goog.dispose');
 goog.require('goog.dom.ViewportSizeMonitor');
 goog.require('goog.events');
 goog.require('goog.events.BrowserEvent');
@@ -232,6 +233,16 @@ ol.Map = function(target, opt_values, opt_viewportSizeMonitor) {
 goog.inherits(ol.Map, ol.Object);
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.addLayer = function(layer) {
+  var layerRenderer = this.createLayerRenderer(layer);
+  this.setLayerRenderer(layer, layerRenderer);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @private
  */
@@ -563,23 +574,12 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
 
 
 /**
- * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
+ * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerAdd = function(layer) {
-  var projection = this.getProjection();
-  var storeProjection = layer.getStore().getProjection();
-  var layerRenderer = this.createLayerRenderer(layer);
-  this.setLayerRenderer(layer, layerRenderer);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerRemove = function(layer) {
-  this.removeLayerRenderer(layer);
+ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersAdd = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  this.addLayer(layer);
 };
 
 
@@ -587,33 +587,9 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayerRemove = function(layer) {
  * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersInsertAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var layers = /** @type {ol.Collection} */ collectionEvent.target;
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ layers.getAt(collectionEvent.index);
-  this.handleLayerAdd(layer);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersRemoveAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.prev;
-  this.handleLayerRemove(layer);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersSetAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var prevLayer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.prev;
-  this.handleLayerRemove(prevLayer);
-  var layers = /** @type {ol.Collection} */ collectionEvent.target;
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ layers.getAt(collectionEvent.index);
-  this.handleLayerAdd(layer);
+ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersRemove = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  this.removeLayer(layer);
 };
 
 
@@ -631,14 +607,12 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handleLayersChanged = function() {
   }
   var layers = this.getLayers();
   if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(layers)) {
-    layers.forEach(this.handleLayerAdd, this);
+    layers.forEach(this.addLayer, this);
     this.layersListenerKeys_ = [
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.INSERT_AT,
-          this.handleLayersInsertAt, false, this),
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.REMOVE_AT,
-          this.handleLayersRemoveAt, false, this),
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.SET_AT,
-          this.handleLayersSetAt, false, this)
+      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.ADD,
+          this.handleLayersAdd, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.REMOVE,
+          this.handleLayersRemove, false, this)
     ];
   }
 };
@@ -753,6 +727,15 @@ ol.Map.prototype.renderInternal = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
+ * @protected
+ */
+ol.Map.prototype.removeLayer = function(layer) {
+  goog.dispose(this.removeLayerRenderer(layer));
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @return {ol.LayerRenderer} Layer renderer.
diff --git a/src/ol/view/attribution.js b/src/ol/view/attribution.js
index b970455578..94c2718370 100644
--- a/src/ol/view/attribution.js
+++ b/src/ol/view/attribution.js
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ ol.view.Attribution.prototype.getElement = function() {
  * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayerAdd = function(layer) {
+ol.view.Attribution.prototype.addLayer = function(layer) {
 
   var layerKey = goog.getUid(layer);
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayerLoad = function(event) {
  * @param {ol.Layer} layer Layer.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayerRemove = function(layer) {
+ol.view.Attribution.prototype.removeLayer = function(layer) {
 
   var layerKey = goog.getUid(layer);
 
@@ -213,10 +213,9 @@ ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayerVisibleChanged = function(event) {
  * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersInsertAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var layers = /** @type {ol.Collection} */ collectionEvent.target;
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ layers.getAt(collectionEvent.index);
-  this.handleLayerAdd(layer);
+ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersAdd = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  this.addLayer(layer);
 };
 
 
@@ -224,22 +223,9 @@ ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersInsertAt = function(collectionEvent) {
  * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
  * @protected
  */
-ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersRemoveAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.prev;
-  this.handleLayerRemove(layer);
-};
-
-
-/**
- * @param {ol.CollectionEvent} collectionEvent Collection event.
- * @protected
- */
-ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersSetAt = function(collectionEvent) {
-  var prevLayer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.prev;
-  this.handleLayerRemove(prevLayer);
-  var layers = /** @type {ol.Collection} */ collectionEvent.target;
-  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ layers.getAt(collectionEvent.index);
-  this.handleLayerAdd(layer);
+ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleLayersRemove = function(collectionEvent) {
+  var layer = /** @type {ol.Layer} */ collectionEvent.elem;
+  this.removeLayer(layer);
 };
 
 
@@ -274,14 +260,12 @@ ol.view.Attribution.prototype.handleMapLayersChanged = function() {
   var map = this.getMap();
   var layers = map.getLayers();
   if (goog.isDefAndNotNull(layers)) {
-    layers.forEach(this.handleLayerAdd, this);
+    layers.forEach(this.addLayer, this);
     this.layersListenerKeys_ = [
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.INSERT_AT,
-          this.handleLayersInsertAt, false, this),
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.REMOVE_AT,
-          this.handleLayersRemoveAt, false, this),
-      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.SET_AT,
-          this.handleLayersSetAt, false, this)
+      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.ADD,
+          this.handleLayersAdd, false, this),
+      goog.events.listen(layers, ol.CollectionEventType.REMOVE,
+          this.handleLayersRemove, false, this)
     ];
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/ol/webgl/map.js b/src/ol/webgl/map.js
index 860e351334..c73f7a80df 100644
--- a/src/ol/webgl/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/webgl/map.js
@@ -237,6 +237,17 @@ ol.webgl.Map = function(target, opt_values) {
 goog.inherits(ol.webgl.Map, ol.Map);
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.webgl.Map.prototype.addLayer = function(layer) {
+  goog.base(this, 'addLayer', layer);
+  if (layer.getVisible()) {
+    this.render();
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -394,17 +405,6 @@ ol.webgl.Map.prototype.handleCenterChanged = function() {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.webgl.Map.prototype.handleLayerAdd = function(layer) {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleLayerAdd', layer);
-  if (layer.getVisible()) {
-    this.render();
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @param {goog.events.Event} event Event.
  * @protected
@@ -414,17 +414,6 @@ ol.webgl.Map.prototype.handleLayerRendererChange = function(event) {
 };
 
 
-/**
- * @inheritDoc
- */
-ol.webgl.Map.prototype.handleLayerRemove = function(layer) {
-  goog.base(this, 'handleLayerRemove', layer);
-  if (layer.getVisible()) {
-    this.render();
-  }
-};
-
-
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */
@@ -573,6 +562,17 @@ ol.webgl.Map.prototype.renderInternal = function() {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @inheritDoc
+ */
+ol.webgl.Map.prototype.removeLayer = function(layer) {
+  goog.base(this, 'removeLayer', layer);
+  if (layer.getVisible()) {
+    this.render();
+  }
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @inheritDoc
  */