diff --git a/dc.js b/dc.js
index 259f66b3a..1f2dde89c 100644
--- a/dc.js
+++ b/dc.js
@@ -5433,7 +5433,8 @@ dc.barChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
             .select('title').text(dc.pluck('data', _chart.title(d.name)));
 
         dc.transition(bars.exit(), _chart.transitionDuration())
-            .attr('height', 0)
+            .attr('x', function(d) { return _chart.x()(d.x); })
+            .attr('width', _barWidth * 0.9)
             .remove();
     }
 
@@ -10746,4 +10747,4 @@ return dc;}
 }
 )();
 
-//# sourceMappingURL=dc.js.map
\ No newline at end of file
+//# sourceMappingURL=dc.js.map