diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 30c39524..ab8484ef 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ package.json    @tivac
 README.md       @tivac
 docs/           @tivac
 performance/    @tivac
+render/         @isiahmeadows
diff --git a/docs/change-log.md b/docs/change-log.md
index cb2fabf0..64c727c8 100644
--- a/docs/change-log.md
+++ b/docs/change-log.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Change log
 
+- [v2.0.0](#v113)
+- [v1.1.4](#v113)
 - [v1.1.3](#v113)
 - [v1.1.2](#v112)
 - [v1.1.1](#v111)
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@
 
 ---
 
+### v1.1.4
+
+#### Bug fixes:
+
+- core: don't call `onremove` on the children of components that return null from the view [#1921](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/issues/1921) [octavore](https://github.com/octavore) ([#1922](https://github.com/MithrilJS/mithril.js/pull/1922))
+
+---
+
 ### v1.1.3
 
 #### Bug fixes:
diff --git a/docs/route.md b/docs/route.md
index 16a08eec..a8f7a2fe 100644
--- a/docs/route.md
+++ b/docs/route.md
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ var Login = {
 		return m("form", [
 			m("input[type=text]", {oninput: m.withAttr("value", Auth.setUsername), value: Auth.username}),
 			m("input[type=password]", {oninput: m.withAttr("value", Auth.setPassword), value: Auth.password}),
-			m("button[type=button]", {onclick: Auth.login, "Login")
+			m("button[type=button]", {onclick: Auth.login}, "Login")
 		])
 	}
 }
diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index 6fbf4ff8..77e3c6d9 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -806,9 +806,10 @@ var coreRenderer = function($window) {
 	}
 	function onremove(vnode) {
 		if (vnode.attrs && typeof vnode.attrs.onremove === "function") vnode.attrs.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
-		if (typeof vnode.tag !== "string" && typeof vnode._state.onremove === "function") vnode._state.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
-		if (vnode.instance != null) onremove(vnode.instance)
-		else {
+		if (typeof vnode.tag !== "string") {
+			if (typeof vnode._state.onremove === "function") vnode._state.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
+			if (vnode.instance != null) onremove(vnode.instance)
+		} else {
 			var children = vnode.children
 			if (Array.isArray(children)) {
 				for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
diff --git a/mithril.min.js b/mithril.min.js
index c9fd686f..c68ee276 100644
--- a/mithril.min.js
+++ b/mithril.min.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ a.text):(null!=c.text&&(c.children=[z("#",void 0,void 0,c.text,void 0,c.dom.firs
 a.dom=a.instance.dom,a.domSize=a.instance.domSize):null!=c.instance?(y(c.instance,null),a.dom=void 0,a.domSize=0):(a.dom=c.dom,a.domSize=c.domSize)}}else y(c,null),e(k,a,b,m,d)}function r(a){var c=a.domSize;if(null!=c||null==a.dom){var b=x.createDocumentFragment();if(0<c){for(a=a.dom;--c;)b.appendChild(a.nextSibling);b.insertBefore(a,b.firstChild)}return b}return a.dom}function f(a,c,b){for(;c<a.length;c++)if(null!=a[c]&&null!=a[c].dom)return a[c].dom;return b}function m(a,c,b){b&&b.parentNode?a.insertBefore(c,
 b):a.appendChild(c)}function p(a){var c=a.children;if(null!=c&&1===c.length&&"<"===c[0].tag)c=c[0].children,a.dom.innerHTML!==c&&(a.dom.innerHTML=c);else if(null!=a.text||null!=c&&0!==c.length)throw Error("Child node of a contenteditable must be trusted");}function a(a,c,b,d){for(;c<b;c++){var k=a[c];null!=k&&(k.skip?k.skip=!1:y(k,d))}}function y(a,c){function b(){if(++d===k&&(t(a),a.dom)){var b=a.domSize||1;if(1<b)for(var f=a.dom;--b;){var e=f.nextSibling,g=e.parentNode;null!=g&&g.removeChild(e)}b=
 a.dom;f=b.parentNode;null!=f&&f.removeChild(b);if(b=null!=c&&null==a.domSize)b=a.attrs,b=!(null!=b&&(b.oncreate||b.onupdate||b.onbeforeremove||b.onremove));b&&"string"===typeof a.tag&&(c.pool?c.pool.push(a):c.pool=[a])}}var k=1,d=0;if(a.attrs&&"function"===typeof a.attrs.onbeforeremove){var f=a.attrs.onbeforeremove.call(a.state,a);null!=f&&"function"===typeof f.then&&(k++,f.then(b,b))}"string"!==typeof a.tag&&"function"===typeof a._state.onbeforeremove&&(f=a._state.onbeforeremove.call(a.state,a),
-null!=f&&"function"===typeof f.then&&(k++,f.then(b,b)));b()}function t(a){a.attrs&&"function"===typeof a.attrs.onremove&&a.attrs.onremove.call(a.state,a);"string"!==typeof a.tag&&"function"===typeof a._state.onremove&&a._state.onremove.call(a.state,a);if(null!=a.instance)t(a.instance);else if(a=a.children,Array.isArray(a))for(var c=0;c<a.length;c++){var b=a[c];null!=b&&t(b)}}function C(a,c,b,d,f){var k=a.dom;if("key"!==c&&"is"!==c&&(b!==d||"value"===c||"checked"===c||"selectedIndex"===c||"selected"===
+null!=f&&"function"===typeof f.then&&(k++,f.then(b,b)));b()}function t(a){a.attrs&&"function"===typeof a.attrs.onremove&&a.attrs.onremove.call(a.state,a);if("string"!==typeof a.tag)"function"===typeof a._state.onremove&&a._state.onremove.call(a.state,a),null!=a.instance&&t(a.instance);else if(a=a.children,Array.isArray(a))for(var c=0;c<a.length;c++){var b=a[c];null!=b&&t(b)}}function C(a,c,b,d,f){var k=a.dom;if("key"!==c&&"is"!==c&&(b!==d||"value"===c||"checked"===c||"selectedIndex"===c||"selected"===
 c&&a.dom===x.activeElement||"object"===typeof d)&&"undefined"!==typeof d&&!w(c)){var e=c.indexOf(":");if(-1<e&&"xlink"===c.substr(0,e))k.setAttributeNS("http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink",c.slice(e+1),d);else if("o"===c[0]&&"n"===c[1]&&"function"===typeof d)G(a,c,d);else if("style"===c)if(a=b,a===d&&(k.style.cssText="",a=null),null==d)k.style.cssText="";else if("string"===typeof d)k.style.cssText=d;else{"string"===typeof a&&(k.style.cssText="");for(var g in d)k.style[g]=d[g];if(null!=a&&"string"!==typeof a)for(g in a)g in
 d||(k.style[g]="")}else if(c in k&&"href"!==c&&"list"!==c&&"form"!==c&&"width"!==c&&"height"!==c&&void 0===f&&!(a.attrs.is||-1<a.tag.indexOf("-"))){if("value"===c){g=""+d;if(("input"===a.tag||"textarea"===a.tag)&&a.dom.value===g&&a.dom===x.activeElement)return;if("select"===a.tag)if(null===d){if(-1===a.dom.selectedIndex&&a.dom===x.activeElement)return}else if(null!==b&&a.dom.value===g&&a.dom===x.activeElement)return;if("option"===a.tag&&null!=b&&a.dom.value===g)return}"input"===a.tag&&"type"===c?
 k.setAttribute(c,d):k[c]=d}else"boolean"===typeof d?d?k.setAttribute(c,""):k.removeAttribute(c):k.setAttribute("className"===c?"class":c,d)}}function w(a){return"oninit"===a||"oncreate"===a||"onupdate"===a||"onremove"===a||"onbeforeremove"===a||"onbeforeupdate"===a}function G(a,b,d){var c=a.dom,f="function"!==typeof D?d:function(a){var b=d.call(c,a);D.call(c,a);return b};if(b in c)c[b]="function"===typeof d?f:null;else{var k=b.slice(2);void 0===a.events&&(a.events={});a.events[b]!==f&&(null!=a.events[b]&&
diff --git a/render/render.js b/render/render.js
index e24a76eb..6bebd212 100644
--- a/render/render.js
+++ b/render/render.js
@@ -451,9 +451,10 @@ module.exports = function($window) {
 	}
 	function onremove(vnode) {
 		if (vnode.attrs && typeof vnode.attrs.onremove === "function") vnode.attrs.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
-		if (typeof vnode.tag !== "string" && typeof vnode._state.onremove === "function") vnode._state.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
-		if (vnode.instance != null) onremove(vnode.instance)
-		else {
+		if (typeof vnode.tag !== "string") {
+			if (typeof vnode._state.onremove === "function") vnode._state.onremove.call(vnode.state, vnode)
+			if (vnode.instance != null) onremove(vnode.instance)
+		} else {
 			var children = vnode.children
 			if (Array.isArray(children)) {
 				for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
diff --git a/render/tests/test-onremove.js b/render/tests/test-onremove.js
index a7f88a6b..f509e704 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-onremove.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-onremove.js
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ o.spec("onremove", function() {
 
 		o(vnode.dom.onremove).equals(undefined)
 		o(vnode.dom.attributes["onremove"]).equals(undefined)
+		o(vnode.events).equals(undefined)
 	})
 	o("calls onremove on recycle", function() {
 		var remove = o.spy()
@@ -150,6 +151,46 @@ o.spec("onremove", function() {
 				
 				o(spy.callCount).equals(1)
 			})
+			o("doesn't call onremove on children when the corresponding view returns null (after removing the parent)", function() {
+				var threw = false
+				var spy = o.spy()
+				var parent = createComponent({
+					view: function() {}
+				})
+				var child = createComponent({
+					view: function() {},
+					onremove: spy
+				})
+				render(root, {tag: parent, children: [child]})
+				try {
+					render(root, null)
+				} catch (e) {
+					threw = e
+				}
+
+				o(spy.callCount).equals(0)
+				o(threw).equals(false)
+			})
+			o("doesn't call onremove on children when the corresponding view returns null (after removing the children)", function() {
+				var threw = false
+				var spy = o.spy()
+				var parent = createComponent({
+					view: function() {}
+				})
+				var child = createComponent({
+					view: function() {},
+					onremove: spy
+				})
+				render(root, {tag: parent, children: [child]})
+				try {
+					render(root, {tag: parent})
+				} catch (e) {
+					threw = true
+				}
+
+				o(spy.callCount).equals(0)
+				o(threw).equals(false)
+			})
 		})
 	})
 })
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