diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
index 8aa19792d7f..0d4ecc7efa8 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/swing/JTable.java
@@ -5962,6 +5962,7 @@ public class JTable extends JComponent implements TableModelListener, Scrollable
     private void readObject(ObjectInputStream s)
         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException
     {
+        this.removeAll();
         ObjectInputStream.GetField f = s.readFields();
 
         TableModel newDataModel = (TableModel) f.get("dataModel", null);