diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/PlayerList.as b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/PlayerList.as
index f529dc10..98eae006 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/flex/PlayerList.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/flex/PlayerList.as
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 package com.threerings.flex {
 
+import flash.utils.Dictionary;
+
 import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
 import mx.collections.Sort;
 
@@ -30,8 +32,6 @@ import mx.core.ClassFactory;
 import mx.core.ScrollPolicy;
 
 import com.threerings.util.Comparable;
-import com.threerings.util.Hashable;
-import com.threerings.util.HashMap;
 
 public class PlayerList extends VBox
 {
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ public class PlayerList extends VBox
 
     /**
      * The PlayerList is meant to include data that is at least as complicated as a Name, so to 
-     * keep things simple and extendable, we require Hashables.  This allows the issue of passing
+     * keep things simple and extendable, we require Comparable.  This allows the issue of passing
      * the NameLabelCreator into the player renderer to be kept simple and straightforward and still
      * allow efficient item updating.
      */
-    public function addItem (value :Hashable) :void
+    public function addItem (value :Comparable) :void
     {
-        var currentValue :Array = _values.get(value) as Array;
+        var currentValue :Array = _values[value] as Array;
         if (currentValue != null) {
             currentValue[1] = value;
             // this is the same array already contained in the list, so the proper renderer should
@@ -83,26 +83,28 @@ public class PlayerList extends VBox
             _players.itemUpdated(currentValue);
         } else {
             currentValue = [_labelCreator, value];
-            _values.put(value, currentValue);
+            _values[value] = currentValue;
             _players.addItem(currentValue);
         }
     }
 
-    public function removeItem (value :Hashable) :void
+    public function removeItem (value :Comparable) :void
     {
-        var currentValue :Array = _values.remove(value) as Array;
+        var currentValue :Array = _values[value] as Array;
         if (currentValue != null) {
             _players.removeItemAt(_players.getItemIndex(currentValue));
         }
+
+        delete _values[value];
     }
 
     /**
      * Notify the list that this value has changed internally, and the renderer should be told to 
      * redraw its contents.
      */
-    public function itemUpdated (value :Hashable) :void
+    public function itemUpdated (value :Comparable) :void
     {
-        var currentValue :Array = _values.get(value) as Array;
+        var currentValue :Array = _values[value] as Array;
         if (currentValue != null) {
             currentValue[1] = value;
             _players.itemUpdated(currentValue);
@@ -133,7 +135,7 @@ public class PlayerList extends VBox
     protected var _labelCreator :NameLabelCreator;
     protected var _list :AmbidextrousList;
     protected var _players :ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
-    protected var _values :HashMap = new HashMap();
+    protected var _values :Dictionary = new Dictionary();
 }
 }