diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e58c8b..c37ffd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ import { sync } from 'vuex-router-sync'
 import store from './vuex/store' // vuex store instance
 import router from './router' // vue-router instance
 
-sync(store, router) // done.
+const unsync = sync(store, router) // done. Returns an unsync callback fn
 
 // bootstrap your app...
+
+// During app/Vue teardown (e.g., you only use Vue.js in a portion of your app and you 
+// navigate away from that portion and want to release/destroy Vue components/resources)
+unsync() // Unsyncs store from router
 ```
 
 You can optionally set a custom vuex module name:
@@ -28,7 +32,6 @@ You can optionally set a custom vuex module name:
 sync(store, router, { moduleName: 'RouteModule' } )
 ```
 
-
 ### How does it work?
 
 - It adds a `route` module into the store, which contains the state representing the current route:
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 64ddade..167520a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ exports.sync = function (store, router, options) {
   var currentPath
 
   // sync router on store change
-  store.watch(
+  const storeUnwatch = store.watch(
     function (state) { return state[moduleName] },
     function (route) {
       if (route.fullPath === currentPath) {
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ exports.sync = function (store, router, options) {
   )
 
   // sync store on router navigation
-  router.afterEach(function (to, from) {
+  const afterEachUnHook = router.afterEach(function (to, from) {
     if (isTimeTraveling) {
       isTimeTraveling = false
       return
@@ -40,6 +40,21 @@ exports.sync = function (store, router, options) {
     currentPath = to.fullPath
     store.commit(moduleName + '/ROUTE_CHANGED', { to: to, from: from })
   })
+
+  return function unsync() {
+    // On unsync, remove router hook
+    if (afterEachUnHook != null) {
+      afterEachUnHook()
+    }
+    
+    // On unsync, remove store watch
+    if (storeUnwatch != null) {
+      storeUnwatch();
+    }
+
+    // On unsync, unregister Module with store
+    store.unregisterModule(moduleName)
+  }
 }
 
 function cloneRoute (to, from) {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0ba7cdc..935f1a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "vuex": "^2.1.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "vue-router": "^2.0.0",
+    "vue-router": "^2.5.0",
     "vuex": "^2.1.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index f4c80b8..f71fbf9 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const run = (originalModuleName, done) => {
     ]
   })
 
-  sync(store, router, {
+  const unsync = sync(store, router, {
     moduleName: originalModuleName
   })
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const run = (originalModuleName, done) => {
 
   Vue.nextTick(() => {
     expect(app.$el.textContent).toBe('/c/d?n=1#hello c d')
-    done()
+    done(unsync)
   })
 }
 
@@ -67,3 +67,36 @@ test('default usage', done => {
 test('with custom moduleName', done => {
   run('moduleName', done)
 })
+
+test('desync', done => {
+  const store = new Vuex.Store()
+  spyOn(store, "watch").and.callThrough()
+  
+  const router = new VueRouter()
+
+  const moduleName = 'testDesync'  
+  const unsync = sync(store, router, {
+    moduleName: moduleName
+  })
+
+  expect(unsync).toBeInstanceOf(Function)
+
+  // Test module registered, store watched, router hooked
+  expect(store.state[moduleName]).toBeDefined()
+  expect(store.watch).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  expect(store._watcherVM).toBeDefined()
+  expect(store._watcherVM._watchers).toBeDefined()
+  expect(store._watcherVM._watchers.length).toBe(1)
+  expect(router.afterHooks).toBeDefined()
+  expect(router.afterHooks.length).toBe(1)
+
+  // Now unsync vuex-router-sync
+  unsync()
+
+  // Ensure router unhooked, store-unwatched, module unregistered
+  expect(router.afterHooks.length).toBe(0)
+  expect(store._watcherVm).toBeUndefined()
+  expect(store.state[moduleName]).toBeUndefined()
+  
+  done()
+})
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