Index: src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js
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--- src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js	(revision 31548)
+++ src/wp-includes/js/mce-view.js	(working copy)
@@ -163,10 +163,23 @@
 		/**
 		 * Get a view instance.
 		 *
-		 * @param {String} text The textual representation of the view.
+		 * @param {(String|HTMLElement)} object The textual representation of the view or the view node.
 		 */
-		getInstance: function( text ) {
-			return instances[ encodeURIComponent( text ) ];
+		getInstance: function( object ) {
+			if ( typeof object === 'string' ) {
+				return instances[ encodeURIComponent( object ) ];
+			}
+
+			return instances[ $( object ).data( 'wpview-text' ) ];
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Given a view node, get the view's text.
+		 *
+		 * @param {HTMLElement} node The view node.
+		 */
+		getText: function( node ) {
+			return decodeURIComponent( $( node ).data( 'wpview-text' ) || '' );
 		},
 
 		/**
@@ -188,8 +201,7 @@
 		 * @param {HTMLElement}    node   The view node to update.
 		 */
 		update: function( text, editor, node ) {
-			var oldText = decodeURIComponent( $( node ).data( 'wpview-text' ) ),
-				instance = this.getInstance( oldText );
+			var instance = this.getInstance( node );
 
 			if ( instance ) {
 				instance.update( text, editor, node );
@@ -203,14 +215,27 @@
 		 * @param {HTMLElement}    node   The view node to edit.
 		 */
 		edit: function( editor, node ) {
-			var text = decodeURIComponent( $( node ).data( 'wpview-text' ) ),
-				instance = this.getInstance( text );
+			var instance = this.getInstance( node );
 
 			if ( instance && instance.edit ) {
-				instance.edit( text, function( text ) {
+				instance.edit( instance.text, function( text ) {
 					instance.update( text, editor, node );
 				} );
 			}
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove a given view node from the DOM.
+		 *
+		 * @param {tinymce.Editor} editor The TinyMCE editor instance the view node is in.
+		 * @param {HTMLElement}    node   The view node to remove.
+		 */
+		remove: function( editor, node ) {
+			var instance = this.getInstance( node );
+
+			if ( instance ) {
+				instance.remove( editor, node );
+			}
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -218,7 +243,7 @@
 	 * A Backbone-like View constructor intended for use when rendering a TinyMCE View.
 	 * The main difference is that the TinyMCE View is not tied to a particular DOM node.
 	 *
-	 * @param {Object} Options.
+	 * @param {Object} options Options.
 	 */
 	wp.mce.View = function( options ) {
 		_.extend( this, options );
@@ -631,6 +656,17 @@
 			$( node ).data( 'rendered', false );
 			editor.dom.setAttrib( node, 'data-wpview-text', encodeURIComponent( text ) );
 			wp.mce.views.createInstance( this.type, text, this.match( text ).options ).render();
+		},
+
+		/**
+		 * Remove a given view node from the DOM.
+		 *
+		 * @param {tinymce.Editor} editor The TinyMCE editor instance the view node is in.
+		 * @param {HTMLElement}    node   The view node to remove.
+		 */
+		remove: function( editor, node ) {
+			this.unbindNodes( editor, node, $( node ).find( '.wpview-content' ).get( 0 ) );
+			editor.dom.remove( node );
 		}
 	} );
 } )( window, window.wp, window.jQuery );
Index: src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/plugin.js
===================================================================
--- src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/plugin.js	(revision 31548)
+++ src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wpview/plugin.js	(working copy)
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@
 	}
 
 	function removeView( view ) {
-		// TODO: trigger an event to run a clean up function.
-		// Maybe `jQuery( view ).trigger( 'remove' );`?
 		editor.undoManager.transact( function() {
 			handleEnter( view );
-			editor.dom.remove( view );
+			wp.mce.views.remove( editor, view );
 		});
 	}
 
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@
 		clipboard = dom.create( 'div', {
 			'class': 'wpview-clipboard',
 			'contenteditable': 'true'
-		}, decodeURIComponent( editor.dom.getAttrib( viewNode, 'data-wpview-text' ) ) );
+		}, wp.mce.views.getText( viewNode ) );
 
 		editor.dom.select( '.wpview-body', viewNode )[0].appendChild( clipboard );