diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
index 9a7abadc3f..1dbafd7bc1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
@@ -469,11 +469,12 @@ public class Sheet implements Model
         numMergedRegions--;
         if (rec.getNumAreas() == 0)
         {
-            mergedRecords.remove(pos);
+            
             if (merged == rec)
             	merged = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(mergedRecords.size() - 1);
             int removePos = ((Integer) mergedLocs.get(pos)).intValue();
             records.remove(removePos);
+				mergedRecords.remove(pos);
             mergedLocs.remove(pos);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
index 8e58186b55..66d475edc9 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/TestHSSFSheet.java
@@ -54,18 +54,20 @@
 
 package org.apache.poi.hssf.usermodel;
 
-import junit.framework.TestCase;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.model.Sheet;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.HCenterRecord;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.VCenterRecord;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.WSBoolRecord;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.SCLRecord;
-import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.WindowTwoRecord;
-
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.model.Sheet;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.HCenterRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.SCLRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.VCenterRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.WSBoolRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.WindowTwoRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.util.Region;
+
 /**
  * Tests HSSFSheet.  This test case is very incomplete at the moment.
  *
@@ -254,4 +256,30 @@ public class TestHSSFSheet
         assertTrue(sclLoc == window2Loc + 1);
 
     }
+    
+
+	/**
+	 * When removing one merged region, it would break
+	 *
+	 */    
+	public void testRemoveMerged() {
+		HSSFWorkbook wb = new HSSFWorkbook();
+		HSSFSheet sheet = wb.createSheet();
+		Region region = new Region(0, (short)0, 1, (short)1);   	
+		sheet.addMergedRegion(region);
+		region = new Region(1, (short)0, 2, (short)1);
+		sheet.addMergedRegion(region);
+		
+    	sheet.removeMergedRegion(0);
+    	
+    	region = sheet.getMergedRegionAt(0);
+    	assertEquals("Left over region should be starting at row 1", 1, region.getRowFrom());
+    	
+    	sheet.removeMergedRegion(0);
+    }
+
+	public static void main(java.lang.String[] args) {
+		 junit.textui.TestRunner.run(TestHSSFSheet.class);
+	}
+    
 }