diff --git a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
index 3e1414cb0..a9cefc72e 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/ui/list.js
@@ -391,7 +391,10 @@ pandora.ui.list = function() {
                 pandora.getListData().editable && pandora.api.removeListItems({
                     list: pandora.user.ui._list,
                     items: data.ids
-                }, pandora.reloadList);
+                }, function() {
+                    that.options({selected: []});
+                    pandora.reloadList();
+                });
             },
             init: function(data) {
                 pandora.$ui.total.html(pandora.ui.status('total', data));
diff --git a/static/js/pandora/utils.js b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
index efffc059c..d01f419f8 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora/utils.js
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ pandora.reloadList = function() {
         .bindEventOnce({
             load: function(data) {
                 pandora.$ui.list.gainFocus();
+                // fixme: what is this?
                 if (data) pandora.$ui.list.options({selected: [data.items]});
             }
         })