diff --git a/ionic/components/content/content.ts b/ionic/components/content/content.ts
index 303fb66a16..026ae8dbd2 100644
--- a/ionic/components/content/content.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/content/content.ts
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ export class Content extends Ion {
     this.scrollElement.addEventListener(type, handler);
 
     return () => {
+      if (!this.scrollElement) { return; }
       this.scrollElement.removeEventListener(type, handler);
     }
   }