diff --git a/indra/llui/lllineeditor.cpp b/indra/llui/lllineeditor.cpp
index af5664ed6..189317342 100644
--- a/indra/llui/lllineeditor.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/lllineeditor.cpp
@@ -3015,8 +3015,7 @@ void LLLineEditor::showContextMenu(S32 x, S32 y)
 		{
 			constexpr auto spell_sep = "Spell Check Sep";
 			// Remove everything after the separator if we added it, because menus don't autodie yet.
-			for (auto menu_end = menu->end(), menu_it = menu->find(menu->findChild<LLMenuItemGL>(spell_sep)); menu_it != menu_end; ++menu_it)
-				menu->removeChild(*menu_it);
+			menu->erase(menu->find(menu->findChild<LLMenuItemGL>(spell_sep)), menu->end());
 			menu->addSeparator(spell_sep);
 
 			// search for word matches
diff --git a/indra/llui/llmenugl.h b/indra/llui/llmenugl.h
index c3d0616a6..5283465a2 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llmenugl.h
+++ b/indra/llui/llmenugl.h
@@ -527,10 +527,16 @@ public:
 
 	// erase group of items from menu
 	void erase(S32 begin, S32 end, bool arrange = true);
+	typedef std::list<LLMenuItemGL*> item_list_t;
+	inline item_list_t::iterator erase(item_list_t::const_iterator first, item_list_t::const_iterator last)
+	{
+		for (auto it = first; it != last; ++it)
+			LLUICtrl::removeChild(*it);
+		return mItems.erase(first, last);
+	}
 
 	// add new item at position
 	void insert(S32 begin, LLView* ctrl, bool arrange = true);
-	typedef std::list<LLMenuItemGL*> item_list_t;
 	void insert(item_list_t::const_iterator position_iter, LLMenuItemGL* item, bool arrange = true);
 
 	// find an item's position