diff --git a/gtsam/inference/BayesTree-inl.h b/gtsam/inference/BayesTree-inl.h
index 3398b0803..1f6562d28 100644
--- a/gtsam/inference/BayesTree-inl.h
+++ b/gtsam/inference/BayesTree-inl.h
@@ -253,8 +253,12 @@ namespace gtsam {
 
     if (clique->isRoot())
       root_.reset();
-    else // detach clique from parent
-      clique->parent_.lock()->children_.remove(clique);
+    else { // detach clique from parent
+      sharedClique parent = clique->parent_.lock();
+      std::list<typename CLIQUE::shared_ptr>::iterator child = std::find(parent->children().begin(), parent->children().end(), clique);
+      assert(child != parent->children().end());
+      parent->children().erase(child);
+    }
 
     // orphan my children
     BOOST_FOREACH(sharedClique child, clique->children_)