diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Array.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Array.h
index bb3b733553..1b37c78ef7 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Array.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_Array.h
@@ -871,10 +871,11 @@ public:
 
         auto endIndex = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex + numberToRemove);
         startIndex    = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex);
+        numberToRemove = endIndex - startIndex;
 
-        if (endIndex > startIndex)
+        if (numberToRemove > 0)
         {
-            values.removeElements (startIndex, endIndex - startIndex);
+            values.removeElements (startIndex, numberToRemove);
             minimiseStorageAfterRemoval();
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_OwnedArray.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_OwnedArray.h
index a5dddf0608..06513e9461 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_OwnedArray.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_OwnedArray.h
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ public:
         startIndex = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex);
         numberToRemove = endIndex - startIndex;
 
-        if (endIndex > startIndex)
+        if (numberToRemove > 0)
         {
             if (deleteObjects)
             {
diff --git a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_ReferenceCountedArray.h b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_ReferenceCountedArray.h
index 3b2a886077..db9eded81a 100644
--- a/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_ReferenceCountedArray.h
+++ b/modules/juce_core/containers/juce_ReferenceCountedArray.h
@@ -650,12 +650,13 @@ public:
                       int numberToRemove)
     {
         const ScopedLockType lock (getLock());
-        auto start    = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex);
+        startIndex    = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex);
         auto endIndex = jlimit (0, values.size(), startIndex + numberToRemove);
+        numberToRemove = endIndex - startIndex;
 
-        if (endIndex > start)
+        if (numberToRemove > 0)
         {
-            for (int i = start; i < endIndex; ++i)
+            for (int i = startIndex; i < endIndex; ++i)
             {
                 releaseObject (values[i]);
                 values[i] = nullptr; // (in case one of the destructors accesses this array and hits a dangling pointer)