diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
index 495e2ba3b..4b1978dd5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/abstract/pure_view_ctrl.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ export class PureViewCtrl {
     this.unsubState();
     this.unsubApp = undefined;
     this.unsubState = undefined;
-    (this.application as any) = undefined;
     if (this.stateTimeout) {
       this.$timeout.cancel(this.stateTimeout);
     }