diff --git a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Config.java b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Config.java
index 191f22d7..ecb67ec3 100644
--- a/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Config.java
+++ b/projects/samskivert/src/java/com/samskivert/util/Config.java
@@ -576,7 +576,10 @@ public class Config
      */
     public void remove (String name)
     {
+        // we treat the old value as a String, I hope that's ok!
+        String oldValue = getValue(name, (String) null);
         _prefs.remove(name);
+        _propsup.firePropertyChange(name, oldValue, null);
     }
 
     /**