diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
index 7ac7763773..8074383141 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/region_selection.cc
@@ -114,31 +114,33 @@ RegionSelection::remove_it (RegionView *rv)
 bool
 RegionSelection::remove (RegionView* rv)
 {
-	RegionSelection::iterator i;
+	RegionSelection::iterator r;
 
-	if ((i = find (begin(), end(), rv)) != end()) {
-
-		erase (i);
+	if ((r = find (begin(), end(), rv)) != end()) {
 
 		// remove from layer sorted list
 		_bylayer.remove (rv);
 		
-		if (empty()) {
+		if (size() == 1) {
+
+			/* this is the last one, so when we delete it
+			   we will be empty.
+			*/
 
 			_current_start = 0;
 			_current_end = 0;
 
 		} else {
 			
-			boost::shared_ptr<Region> region ((*i)->region());
-
+			boost::shared_ptr<Region> region ((*r)->region());
+			
 			if (region->first_frame() == _current_start) {
 				
 				/* reset current start */
 				
 				nframes_t ref = max_frames;
 				
-				for (i = begin (); i != end(); ++i) {
+				for (RegionSelection::iterator i = begin (); i != end(); ++i) {
 					if (region->first_frame() < ref) {
 						ref = region->first_frame();
 					}
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ RegionSelection::remove (RegionView* rv)
 				
 				nframes_t ref = 0;
 				
-				for (i = begin (); i != end(); ++i) {
+				for (RegionSelection::iterator i = begin (); i != end(); ++i) {
 					if (region->first_frame() > ref) {
 						ref = region->first_frame();
 					}
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ RegionSelection::remove (RegionView* rv)
 			}
 		}
 
+		erase (r);
+
 		return true;
 	}