diff --git a/src/components/menu/js/menuController.js b/src/components/menu/js/menuController.js
index 5d08d68a39..fa821e421e 100644
--- a/src/components/menu/js/menuController.js
+++ b/src/components/menu/js/menuController.js
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function MenuController($mdMenu, $attrs, $element, $scope, $mdUtil, $timeout, $r
       deregisterScopeListeners.shift()();
     }
     menuItems && menuItems.off('mouseenter', self.handleMenuItemHover);
-    menuItems && menuItems.off('mouseleave', self.handleMenuMouseLeave);
+    menuItems && menuItems.off('mouseleave', self.handleMenuItemMouseLeave);
   };
 
   this.handleMenuItemHover = function(event) {