diff --git a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
index 0e83ba131..a615eddee 100644
--- a/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/fg_init.cxx
@@ -1557,8 +1557,7 @@ void fgReInitSubsystems()
     globals->get_viewmgr()->reinit();
 
     globals->get_subsystem("time")->reinit();
-    globals->get_subsystem("tile-manager")->reinit();
-    
+
 // setup state to end re-init
     fgSetBool("/sim/signals/reinit", false);
     if ( !freeze ) {
diff --git a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
index adc200b86..6c19ec5c0 100644
--- a/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
+++ b/src/Scenery/tilemgr.cxx
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ void FGTileMgr::init() {
 
 void FGTileMgr::reinit()
 {
+    // remove all old scenery nodes from scenegraph and clear cache
+    osg::Group* group = globals->get_scenery()->get_terrain_branch();
+    group->removeChildren(0, group->getNumChildren());
     tile_cache.init();
     
     state = Inited;