diff --git a/compiler/ast/ArrayContainer.js b/compiler/ast/ArrayContainer.js
index 0fdaa1053..b545afdf5 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/ArrayContainer.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/ArrayContainer.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class ArrayContainer extends Container {
         }
     }
 
+    removeChildren() {
+        this.array.length = 0;
+    }
+
     prependChild(newChild) {
         ok(newChild, '"newChild" is required"');
         this.array.unshift(newChild);
diff --git a/compiler/ast/Node.js b/compiler/ast/Node.js
index 74857c35b..7c75d4202 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/Node.js
+++ b/compiler/ast/Node.js
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ class Node {
         this.body.moveChildrenTo(targetNode);
     }
 
+    removeChildren() {
+        this.body.removeChildren();
+    }
+
     forEachNextSibling(callback, thisObj) {
         var container = this.container;