diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
index f8c5d87c6..2315b8c3d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ app.views.Publisher = Backbone.View.extend({
 
     // remove photos
     this.$("#photodropzone").find('li').remove();
+    this.$("input[name='photos[]']").remove();
 
     // close publishing area (CSS)
     this.close();
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
index 6704f9b7c..885001ec1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/publisher_view_spec.js
@@ -56,5 +56,14 @@ describe("app.views.Publisher", function() {
       this.view.clear($.Event());
       expect(this.view.$("#photodropzone").html()).toBe("");
     })
+
+    it("removes all photo values appended by the photo uploader", function(){
+      $(this.view.el).prepend("<input name='photos[]' value='3'/>")
+      var photoValuesInput = this.view.$("input[name='photos[]']");
+
+      photoValuesInput.val("3")
+      this.view.clear($.Event());
+      expect(this.view.$("input[name='photos[]']").length).toBe(0);
+    })
   });
 });