diff --git a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
index fd278b8cc..2c1655998 100644
--- a/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
+++ b/app/lib/surface/Surface.coffee
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     @updateState true if @loaded
     # TODO: synchronize both ways of choosing whether to show coords (@world via UI System or @options via World Select modal)
     if @world.showCoordinates and @options.coords
-      @surfaceTextLayer.addChild new CoordinateDisplay camera: @camera
+      @coordinateDisplay = new CoordinateDisplay camera: @camera
+      @surfaceTextLayer.addChild @coordinateDisplay
     @onFrameChanged()
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'surface:world-set-up'
 
@@ -320,6 +321,10 @@ module.exports = Surface = class Surface extends CocoClass
     @wasPlayingWhenCastingBegan = @playing
     Backbone.Mediator.publish 'level-set-playing', { playing: false }
 
+    if @coordinateDisplay?
+      @surfaceTextLayer.removeChild @coordinateDisplay
+      @coordinateDisplay.destroy()
+
     createjs.Tween.removeTweens(@surfaceLayer)
     createjs.Tween.get(@surfaceLayer).to({alpha:0.9}, 1000, createjs.Ease.getPowOut(4.0))