diff --git a/src/components/scatterplot/scatterplot.js b/src/components/scatterplot/scatterplot.js
index 980643f5..e8d816fc 100644
--- a/src/components/scatterplot/scatterplot.js
+++ b/src/components/scatterplot/scatterplot.js
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ class Scatterplot extends React.Component {
       this.state.xScale &&
       this.state.yScale
     ) {
+      /* clear canvas */
+      this.state.ctx.clearRect(0, 0, width, height);
       drawScatterplotCanvas(
         this.state.ctx,
         this.state.xScale,