diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 99950aae7..fa88489cb 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -439,13 +439,16 @@ func (r *DefaultRouter) Remove(method string, path string) error {
 	}
 	nodeToRemove.setHandler(method, nil)
 
-	var rIndex int
+	var rIndex = -1
 	for i, rr := range r.routes {
 		if rr.Method == method && rr.Path == path {
 			rIndex = i
 			break
 		}
 	}
+	if rIndex < 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 	r.routes = append(r.routes[:rIndex], r.routes[rIndex+1:]...)
 
 	if !nodeToRemove.isHandler && nodeToRemove.isLeaf {