diff --git a/mobject/mobject.py b/mobject/mobject.py
index d3bf6b3b..1ef46e9e 100644
--- a/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ class Mobject(Container):
 
     def clear_updaters(self):
         self.updaters = []
+        return self
 
     # Transforming operations