diff --git a/java/external/src/org/xml/sax/helpers/AttributesImpl.java b/java/external/src/org/xml/sax/helpers/AttributesImpl.java
index e590bb1..9e962f0 100644
--- a/java/external/src/org/xml/sax/helpers/AttributesImpl.java
+++ b/java/external/src/org/xml/sax/helpers/AttributesImpl.java
@@ -432,9 +432,14 @@ public class AttributesImpl implements Attributes
     public void removeAttribute (int index)
     {
 	if (index >= 0 && index < length) {
+	    data[index*5] = null;
+	    data[index*5+1] = null;
+	    data[index*5+2] = null;
+	    data[index*5+3] = null;
+	    data[index*5+4] = null;
 	    if (index < length - 1) {
 		System.arraycopy(data, (index+1)*5, data, index*5,
-				 (length-index)*5);
+				 (length-index-1)*5);
 	    }
 	    length--;
 	} else {