diff --git a/include/MidiClip.h b/include/MidiClip.h
index c2287bd00..b3ed0d84a 100644
--- a/include/MidiClip.h
+++ b/include/MidiClip.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ public:
 	// note management
 	Note * addNote( const Note & _new_note, const bool _quant_pos = true );
 
-	void removeNote( Note * _note_to_del );
+	NoteVector::const_iterator removeNote(NoteVector::const_iterator it);
+	NoteVector::const_iterator removeNote(Note* note);
 
 	Note * noteAtStep( int _step );
 
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
index 8f2d964ff..ff8832325 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editors/PianoRoll.cpp
@@ -2646,7 +2646,7 @@ void PianoRoll::mouseMoveEvent( QMouseEvent * me )
 					)
 				{
 					// delete this note
-					m_midiClip->removeNote( note );
+					it = m_midiClip->removeNote(it);
 					Engine::getSong()->setModified();
 				}
 				else
diff --git a/src/tracks/MidiClip.cpp b/src/tracks/MidiClip.cpp
index b5e764b17..dfee9a5e6 100644
--- a/src/tracks/MidiClip.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/MidiClip.cpp
@@ -208,16 +208,30 @@ Note * MidiClip::addNote( const Note & _new_note, const bool _quant_pos )
 
 
 
-void MidiClip::removeNote( Note * _note_to_del )
+NoteVector::const_iterator MidiClip::removeNote(NoteVector::const_iterator it)
+{
+	instrumentTrack()->lock();
+	delete *it;
+	auto new_it = m_notes.erase(it);
+	instrumentTrack()->unlock();
+
+	checkType();
+	updateLength();
+
+	emit dataChanged();
+	return new_it;
+}
+
+NoteVector::const_iterator MidiClip::removeNote(Note* note)
 {
 	instrumentTrack()->lock();
 
-	m_notes.erase(std::remove_if(m_notes.begin(), m_notes.end(), [&](Note* note)
+	auto it = std::find(m_notes.begin(), m_notes.end(), note);
+	if (it != m_notes.end())
 	{
-		auto shouldRemove = note == _note_to_del;
-		if (shouldRemove) { delete note; }
-		return shouldRemove;
-	}), m_notes.end());
+		delete *it;
+		it = m_notes.erase(it);
+	}
 
 	instrumentTrack()->unlock();
 
@@ -225,6 +239,7 @@ void MidiClip::removeNote( Note * _note_to_del )
 	updateLength();
 
 	emit dataChanged();
+	return it;
 }