diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
index 79c8d07934..c6c4f187d0 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Util.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ OpenLayers.Util.extend = function(destination, source) {
  * {Array} A reference to the array
  */
 OpenLayers.Util.removeItem = function(array, item) {
-    for(var i=0; i < array.length; i++) {
+    for(var i = array.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         if(array[i] == item) {
             array.splice(i,1);
             //break;more than once??
diff --git a/tests/test_Util.html b/tests/test_Util.html
index 9b23b5d6bb..171a02fe5e 100644
--- a/tests/test_Util.html
+++ b/tests/test_Util.html
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
     }
 
     function test_03_Util_Array(t) {
-        t.plan( 1 );
+        t.plan( 2 );
 
-        var array = new Array(1,2,3,4,5);
+        var array = new Array(1,2,3,4,4,5);
 
         OpenLayers.Util.removeItem(array, 3);
-        t.eq( array.toString(), "1,2,4,5", "Util.removeItem works");    
+        t.eq( array.toString(), "1,2,4,4,5", "Util.removeItem works on one element");    
+        OpenLayers.Util.removeItem(array, 4);
+        t.eq( array.toString(), "1,2,5", "Util.removeItem works on more than one element ");    
     }
     
     function test_03_Util_pagePosition(t) {