Index: components/jetspeed-layout-portlets/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/portlets/layout/MultiColumnPortlet.java
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--- components/jetspeed-layout-portlets/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/portlets/layout/MultiColumnPortlet.java	(revision 703903)
+++ components/jetspeed-layout-portlets/src/main/java/org/apache/jetspeed/portlets/layout/MultiColumnPortlet.java	(working copy)
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    Folder parent = (Folder)requestPage.getParent();
+                    pageManager.removePage(requestPage);
+					Folder parent = (Folder)requestPage.getParent();
                     if (parent != null)
                     {
                         List orderList = parent.getDocumentOrder();
@@ -384,8 +385,6 @@
                             }
                         }
                     }
-
-                    pageManager.removePage(requestPage);
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {