--- CPTabViewUnpatched.j	2009-07-18 20:37:15.000000000 -0400
+++ CPTabView.j	2009-07-18 20:37:24.000000000 -0400
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@
 */
 - (void)removeTabViewItem:(CPTabViewItem)aTabViewItem
 {
-    [_tabViewItems removeObjectIdenticalTo:aTabViewItem];
-
     [_labelsView tabView:self didRemoveTabViewItem:aTabViewItem];
     
+    [_tabViewItems removeObjectIdenticalTo:aTabViewItem];
+    
     if (_delegateSelectors & CPTabViewDidChangeNumberOfTabViewItemsSelector)
         [_delegate tabViewDidChangeNumberOfTabViewItems:self];
 }