diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index 02c574e966..f518fdeb42 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -247,16 +247,18 @@ func (a UnprefixedAddress) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 
 // Extract validators from byte array.
 func RemoveItemFromArray(array []Address, items []Address) []Address {
-	if items == nil {
+	if len(items) == 0 {
 		return array
 	}
-	for i, value := range array {
-		for _, item := range items {
-			if value == item {
+
+	for _, item := range items {
+		for i := len(array) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+			if array[i] == item {
 				array = append(array[:i], array[i+1:]...)
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	return array
 }
 
diff --git a/common/types_test.go b/common/types_test.go
index 4b01bc275d..e481db96c3 100644
--- a/common/types_test.go
+++ b/common/types_test.go
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ func BenchmarkAddressHex(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func TestRemoveItemInArray(t *testing.T) {
-	array := []Address{HexToAddress("0x0000000"), HexToAddress("0x0000001"), HexToAddress("0x0000002")}
-	remove := []Address{HexToAddress("0x0000000"), HexToAddress("0x0000004"), HexToAddress("0x0000003")}
+	array := []Address{HexToAddress("0x0000003"),HexToAddress("0x0000001"), HexToAddress("0x0000002"),HexToAddress("0x0000003")}
+	remove := []Address{HexToAddress("0x0000002"), HexToAddress("0x0000004"), HexToAddress("0x0000003")}
 	array = RemoveItemFromArray(array, remove)
-	if len(array) != 2 {
+	if len(array) != 1 {
 		t.Error("fail remove item from array address")
 	}
 }