diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
index 0a94563c6..d596cc9ac 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ public class Sheet implements Model
     protected MergeCellsRecord          merged           = null;
     protected Margin                    margins[]        = null;
     protected ArrayList                 mergedRecords    = new ArrayList();
-    protected ArrayList                 mergedLocs       = new ArrayList();
     protected int                       numMergedRegions = 0;
     protected SelectionRecord           selection        = null;
     private static POILogger            log              = POILogFactory.getLogger(Sheet.class);
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ public class Sheet implements Model
             {
                 retval.mergedRecords.add(rec);
                 retval.merged = ( MergeCellsRecord ) rec;
-                retval.mergedLocs.add(new Integer(k - offset));
                 retval.numMergedRegions += retval.merged.getNumAreas();
             }
             else if (rec.getSid() == ColumnInfoRecord.sid)
@@ -455,68 +453,60 @@ public class Sheet implements Model
         {
             merged = ( MergeCellsRecord ) createMergedCells();
             mergedRecords.add(merged);
-            mergedLocs.add(new Integer(records.size() - 1));
             records.add(records.size() - 1, merged);
         }
         merged.addArea(rowFrom, colFrom, rowTo, colTo);
         return numMergedRegions++; 
     }
 
-    public void removeMergedRegion(int index)
-    {
-        //safety checks
-        if (index >= numMergedRegions || mergedRecords.size() == 0)
-           return;
+	public void removeMergedRegion(int index)
+	{
+		//safety checks
+		if (index >= numMergedRegions || mergedRecords.size() == 0)
+		   return;
             
-        int pos = 0;
-        int startNumRegions = 0;
+		int pos = 0;
+		int startNumRegions = 0;
         
-        //optimisation for current record
-        if (numMergedRegions - index < merged.getNumAreas())
-        {
-            pos = mergedRecords.size() - 1;
-            startNumRegions = numMergedRegions - merged.getNumAreas(); 
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            for (int n = 0; n < mergedRecords.size(); n++)
-            {
-                MergeCellsRecord record = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(n);
-                if (startNumRegions + record.getNumAreas() > index)
-                {
-                    pos = n;
-                    break;
-                }
-                startNumRegions += record.getNumAreas(); 
-            }
-        }
+		//optimisation for current record
+		if (numMergedRegions - index < merged.getNumAreas())
+		{
+			pos = mergedRecords.size() - 1;
+			startNumRegions = numMergedRegions - merged.getNumAreas(); 
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			for (int n = 0; n < mergedRecords.size(); n++)
+			{
+				MergeCellsRecord record = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(n);
+				if (startNumRegions + record.getNumAreas() > index)
+				{
+					pos = n;
+					break;
+				}
+				startNumRegions += record.getNumAreas(); 
+			}
+		}
 
-        MergeCellsRecord rec = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(pos);
-        rec.removeAreaAt(index - startNumRegions);
-        numMergedRegions--;
-        if (rec.getNumAreas() == 0)
-        {
-				mergedRecords.remove(pos);            
-            if (merged == rec) {
-            	//pull up the LAST record for operations when we finally
-            	//support continue records for mergedRegions
-            	if (mergedRecords.size() > 0) {
-            		merged = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(mergedRecords.size() - 1);
-            	} else {
-            		merged = null;
-            	}
-            }
-            
-            int removePos = ((Integer) mergedLocs.get(pos)).intValue();
-            records.remove(removePos);
-
-            mergedLocs.remove(pos);
-            
-            //if we're not tracking merged records, kill the pointer to reset the state
-            if (mergedRecords.size() == 0) merged = null;
-            
-        }
-    }
+		MergeCellsRecord rec = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(pos);
+		rec.removeAreaAt(index - startNumRegions);
+		numMergedRegions--;
+		if (rec.getNumAreas() == 0)
+		{
+			mergedRecords.remove(pos);
+			//get rid of the record from the sheet
+			records.remove(merged);            
+			if (merged == rec) {
+				//pull up the LAST record for operations when we finally
+				//support continue records for mergedRegions
+				if (mergedRecords.size() > 0) {
+					merged = (MergeCellsRecord) mergedRecords.get(mergedRecords.size() - 1);
+				} else {
+					merged = null;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
     public MergeCellsRecord.MergedRegion getMergedRegionAt(int index)
     {
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/SheetTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/SheetTest.java
index a2e997d8f..3f604e9cf 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/SheetTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/SheetTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.ColumnInfoRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.EOFRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.FormulaRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.LabelSSTRecord;
+import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.MergeCellsRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.RowRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.SharedFormulaRecord;
 import org.apache.poi.hssf.record.StringRecord;
@@ -80,6 +81,31 @@ public class SheetTest extends TestCase
 		assertTrue("Expected " + recordsRemoved + " record to be removed from the starting " + records + ".  Currently there are " + sheet.getRecords().size() + " records", records - sheet.getRecords().size() == recordsRemoved);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Bug: 22922 (Reported by Xuemin Guan)
+	 * <p>
+	 * Remove mergedregion fails when a sheet loses records after an initial CreateSheet
+	 * fills up the records.
+	 *
+	 */
+	public void testMovingMergedRegion() {
+		List records = new ArrayList();
+		
+		MergeCellsRecord merged = new MergeCellsRecord();
+		merged.addArea(0, (short)0, 1, (short)2);
+		records.add(new RowRecord());
+		records.add(new RowRecord());
+		records.add(new RowRecord());
+		records.add(merged);
+		
+		Sheet sheet = Sheet.createSheet(records, 0);
+		sheet.records.remove(0);
+		
+		//stub object to throw off list INDEX operations
+		sheet.removeMergedRegion(0);
+		assertEquals("Should be no more merged regions", 0, sheet.getNumMergedRegions());
+	}
+
 	public void testGetMergedRegionAt()
 	{
 		//TODO
@@ -231,11 +257,6 @@ public class SheetTest extends TestCase
 		
 	}
 
-	public static void main(String [] args) {
-		System.out
-		.println("Testing : "+SheetTest.class.getName());
-		junit.textui.TestRunner.run(SheetTest.class);
-  }
 
 }