diff --git a/nglview/widget.py b/nglview/widget.py
index a9548eba..971299ed 100644
--- a/nglview/widget.py
+++ b/nglview/widget.py
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ def clear_representations(self, component=0):
             You need to keep track how many components you added.
         '''
         self._remote_call(
-            "clearRepresentations",
+            "removeAllRepresentations",
             target='compList',
             kwargs={'component_index': component})