diff --git a/lib/component.js b/lib/component.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/component.js
+++ b/lib/component.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     },
     /**
      * Hook called by React when the component is mounted on a DOM element.
-     Overriding this set this.el and this.$el (if jQuery available) on the
+     Overriding this to set this.el and this.$el (if jQuery available) on the
      component. Also starts component listeners.
      */
     componentDidMount: function () {
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@
      * @returns {this}
      */
     remove: function () {
-      if (this.unmount()) this.el.remove();
+      this.unmount();
+      this.el.remove();
       return this;
     },
     /**
fixed remove method that was expecting old unmount return value