diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index da1289df..2c28b672 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -5368,7 +5368,7 @@
 			var nBody = oSettings.nTBody;
 			var i, iLen;
 		
-			bRemove = (bRemove===undefined) ? false : bRemove;
+			bRemove = (bRemove===undefined) ? false : true;
 			
 			/* Flag to note that the table is currently being destroyed - no action should be taken */
 			oSettings.bDestroying = true;
diff --git a/media/src/api/api.methods.js b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
index 48fae739..622d461b 100644
--- a/media/src/api/api.methods.js
+++ b/media/src/api/api.methods.js
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ this.fnDestroy = function ( bRemove )
 	var nBody = oSettings.nTBody;
 	var i, iLen;
 
-	bRemove = (bRemove===undefined) ? false : true;
+	bRemove = (bRemove===undefined) ? false : bRemove;
 	
 	/* Flag to note that the table is currently being destroyed - no action should be taken */
 	oSettings.bDestroying = true;