diff --git a/Jzon.cpp b/Jzon.cpp
index a214ee4..34d6ee2 100644
--- a/Jzon.cpp
+++ b/Jzon.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <stack>
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cassert>
+#include <iostream>
 
 namespace Jzon
 {
@@ -305,14 +306,7 @@ namespace Jzon
 		{
 			detach();
 			NamedNodeList &children = data->children;
-			for (NamedNodeList::iterator it = children.begin(); it != children.end(); ++it)
-			{
-				if ((*it).first == name)
-				{
-					children.erase(it);
-					break;
-				}
-			}
+            children.erase(std::remove_if(children.begin(), children.end(), NamedNodeComparator(name)), children.end());
 		}
 	}
 	void Node::clear()
diff --git a/Jzon.h b/Jzon.h
index 901ebed..f977e6f 100644
--- a/Jzon.h
+++ b/Jzon.h
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ namespace Jzon
 			std::string valueStr;
 			NamedNodeList children;
 		} *data;
+
 	};
 
 	JZON_API std::string escapeString(const std::string &value);
@@ -218,6 +219,16 @@ namespace Jzon
 	JZON_API Node object();
 	JZON_API Node array();
 
+    class JZON_API NamedNodeComparator
+    {
+        private:
+            const std::string& name;
+        public:
+            NamedNodeComparator(const std::string& name_) : name(name_) {}
+            bool operator()(const NamedNode& n) { return n.first == name;}
+    };
+
+
 	struct JZON_API Format
 	{
 		bool newline;