diff --git a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/flatbasemodel.py b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/flatbasemodel.py
index 857e24602..7d3bfcaae 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/flatbasemodel.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/views/treemodels/flatbasemodel.py
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ class FlatNodeMap:
             for indx in range(len(self._fullhndl)):
                 if self._fullhndl[indx][1] == handle:
                     del self._fullhndl[indx]
+                    break
         #now remove it from the index maps
         try:
             index = self._hndl2index[handle]