diff --git a/change_log.txt b/change_log.txt
index 7c85e363..df9d8e49 100644
--- a/change_log.txt
+++ b/change_log.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   - bugfix function plugins called with assign attribute like {foo assign='bar'} did not output returned content because
            because assumption was made that it was assigned to a variable https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/292
   - bugfix calling $smarty->isCached() on a not existing cache file with $smarty->cache_locking = true; could cause a 10 second delay http://www.smarty.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=26282
+  - improvement make Smarty::clearCompiledTemplate() on custom resource independent from changes of templateId computation
 
  11.09.2016
   - improvement {math} misleading E_USER_WARNING messages when parameter value = null https://github.com/smarty-php/smarty/issues/288
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index f9fd353c..ea670e7a 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class Smarty extends Smarty_Internal_TemplateBase
     /**
      * smarty version
      */
-    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/22';
+    const SMARTY_VERSION = '3.1.31-dev/23';
 
     /**
      * define variable scopes
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
index 17c47964..b73a2de3 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_method_clearcompiledtemplate.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Method_ClearCompiledTemplate
             $_save_stat = $smarty->caching;
             $smarty->caching = false;
             /* @var Smarty_Internal_Template $tpl */
-            $tpl = new $smarty->template_class($resource_name, $smarty);
+            $tpl = $smarty->createTemplate($resource_name);
             $smarty->caching = $_save_stat;
             if (!$tpl->source->handler->uncompiled && !$tpl->source->handler->recompiled && $tpl->source->exists) {
                 $_resource_part_1 = basename(str_replace('^', $smarty->ds, $tpl->compiled->filepath));