diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFWorkbook.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFWorkbook.java
index 3a40962f0..0700c34fc 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFWorkbook.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFWorkbook.java
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ public class HSSFWorkbook
         if (removingRange )
         {
             if (nameRecord != null)
-                workbook.removeName(findExistingRowColHeaderNameRecordIdx(sheetIndex));
+                workbook.removeName(findExistingRowColHeaderNameRecordIdx(sheetIndex+1));
             return;
         }
         if ( nameRecord == null )