diff --git a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
index 78279fbec8..04e8c9a414 100644
--- a/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities-renderer/src/EntityTreeRenderer.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ void EntityTreeRenderer::clear() {
     }
 
     // remove all entities from the scene
+    _space->clear();
     auto scene = _viewState->getMain3DScene();
     if (scene) {
         render::Transaction transaction;