diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSet.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSet.java
index ca0573a8b..235027263 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSet.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSet.java
@@ -153,8 +153,10 @@ public final class VectorSet extends Vector {
         // shouldn't trust it
         if (set.remove(o)) {
             int index = indexOf(o);
-            System.arraycopy(elementData, index + 1, elementData, index,
-                             size() - index);
+            if (index < elementData.length - 1) {
+                System.arraycopy(elementData, index + 1, elementData, index,
+                                 elementData.length - index - 1);
+            }
             elementCount--;
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSetTest.java b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSetTest.java
index 5aac05000..5d038a246 100644
--- a/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSetTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/junit/org/apache/tools/ant/util/VectorSetTest.java
@@ -109,6 +109,48 @@ public class VectorSetTest extends TestCase {
         assertFalse(v.remove(O));
     }
 
+    public void testRemoveAtEndWhenSizeEqualsCapacity() {
+        v = new VectorSet(3, 1);
+        Object a = new Object();
+        v.add(a);
+        v.add(new Object());
+        v.add(O);
+        assertEquals(3, v.size());
+        assertEquals(3, v.capacity());
+        assertTrue(v.remove(O));
+        assertEquals(2, v.size());
+        assertFalse(v.remove(O));
+        assertSame(a, v.elementAt(0));
+    }
+
+    public void testRemoveAtFrontWhenSizeEqualsCapacity() {
+        v = new VectorSet(3, 1);
+        v.add(O);
+        Object a = new Object();
+        v.add(a);
+        v.add(new Object());
+        assertEquals(3, v.size());
+        assertEquals(3, v.capacity());
+        assertTrue(v.remove(O));
+        assertEquals(2, v.size());
+        assertFalse(v.remove(O));
+        assertSame(a, v.elementAt(0));
+    }
+
+    public void testRemoveInMiddleWhenSizeEqualsCapacity() {
+        v = new VectorSet(3, 1);
+        Object a = new Object();
+        v.add(a);
+        v.add(O);
+        v.add(new Object());
+        assertEquals(3, v.size());
+        assertEquals(3, v.capacity());
+        assertTrue(v.remove(O));
+        assertEquals(2, v.size());
+        assertFalse(v.remove(O));
+        assertSame(a, v.elementAt(0));
+    }
+
     public void testRemoveAll() {
         v.add(O);
         assertTrue(v.removeAll(Arrays.asList(new Object[] {O, O})));