diff --git a/src/utils/array.ts b/src/utils/array.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e493ed04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/array.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+/**
+ * Utility function to remove an element from an array in-place.
+ * I'm not a fan of this kind of practices, but Obsidian is higly OOP
+ * and relies in mutation heavily, as as Svelte (the used UI library).
+ * This is the simplest way to make sure the data in the UI represents
+ * the data in the app.
+**/
+export function remove_inplace<T>(arr: Array<T>, value: T): void {
+  const index = arr.indexOf(value);
+  if (index > -1) {
+    arr.splice(index, 1);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/components/MultiSelect.svelte b/src/views/components/MultiSelect.svelte
index 0231257d..84173e0d 100644
--- a/src/views/components/MultiSelect.svelte
+++ b/src/views/components/MultiSelect.svelte
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import type { Setting } from "obsidian";
+	import { remove_inplace } from "../../utils/array";
 	import { MultiSuggest } from "../../suggesters/MultiSuggest";
 
 	export let selectedVales: string[] = [];
@@ -16,12 +17,13 @@
 	function createInput(element: HTMLInputElement) {
 		new MultiSuggest(element, remainingOptions, (selected) => {
 			selectedVales.push(selected);
-			selectedVales = [...new Set(selectedVales)];
 			remainingOptions.delete(selected);
+			selectedVales = selectedVales;
 		});
 	}
 	function reomoveValue(value: string) {
-		selectedVales = selectedVales.filter((v) => v !== value);
+		remove_inplace(selectedVales, value);
+		selectedVales = selectedVales;
 		remainingOptions.add(value);
 	}
 </script>