diff --git a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
index 261b60a381b4..a2692b157c12 100644
--- a/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tooltip/tooltip.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ export class MdTooltip implements OnDestroy {
   get _matClass() { return this.tooltipClass; }
   set _matClass(v) { this.tooltipClass = v; }
 
+  private _enterListener: Function;
+  private _leaveListener: Function;
+
   constructor(
     private _overlay: Overlay,
     private _elementRef: ElementRef,
@@ -183,8 +186,10 @@ export class MdTooltip implements OnDestroy {
     // The mouse events shouldn't be bound on iOS devices, because
     // they can prevent the first tap from firing its click event.
     if (!_platform.IOS) {
-      _renderer.listen(_elementRef.nativeElement, 'mouseenter', () => this.show());
-      _renderer.listen(_elementRef.nativeElement, 'mouseleave', () => this.hide());
+      this._enterListener =
+        _renderer.listen(_elementRef.nativeElement, 'mouseenter', () => this.show());
+      this._leaveListener =
+        _renderer.listen(_elementRef.nativeElement, 'mouseleave', () => this.hide());
     }
   }
 
@@ -195,6 +200,11 @@ export class MdTooltip implements OnDestroy {
     if (this._tooltipInstance) {
       this._disposeTooltip();
     }
+    // Clean up the event listeners set in the constructor
+    if (!this._platform.IOS) {
+      this._enterListener();
+      this._leaveListener();
+    }
   }
 
   /** Shows the tooltip after the delay in ms, defaults to tooltip-delay-show or 0ms if no input */