diff --git a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
index ee3dfeb5b..40f1716f3 100644
--- a/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
+++ b/api/sixtyfps-cpp/include/sixtyfps.h
@@ -362,13 +362,13 @@ struct IntModel : Model<int>
 
 /// A Model backed by a SharedArray
 template<typename ModelData>
-class SharedArrayModel : public Model<ModelData>
+class VectorModel : public Model<ModelData>
 {
-    SharedArray<ModelData> data;
+    std::vector<ModelData> data;
 
 public:
-    SharedArrayModel() = default;
-    SharedArrayModel(SharedArray<ModelData> array) : data(std::move(array)) { }
+    VectorModel() = default;
+    VectorModel(std::vector<ModelData> array) : data(std::move(array)) { }
     int row_count() const override { return data.size(); }
     ModelData row_data(int i) const override { return data[i]; }
     void set_row_data(int i, const ModelData &value) override
@@ -377,12 +377,19 @@ public:
         this->row_changed(i);
     }
 
-    // Append a new row with the given value
+    /// Append a new row with the given value
     void push_back(const ModelData &value)
     {
         data.push_back(value);
         this->row_added(data.size() - 1, 1);
     }
+
+    /// Remove the row at the given index from the model
+    void erase(int index) {
+        data.erase(data.begin() + index);
+        this->row_removed(index, 1);
+    }
+
 };
 
 template<typename C, typename ModelData>
@@ -409,7 +416,12 @@ class Repeater
             data[index].state = State::Dirty;
         }
         void row_removed(int index, int count) override {
+            is_dirty = true;
             data.erase(data.begin() + index, data.begin() + index + count);
+            for (std::size_t i = index; i < data.size(); ++i) {
+                // all the indexes are dirty
+                data[i].state = State::Dirty;
+            }
         }
     };
 
diff --git a/tests/cases/models/model.60 b/tests/cases/models/model.60
index e27acfe8f..6ec3d48a8 100644
--- a/tests/cases/models/model.60
+++ b/tests/cases/models/model.60
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
     property <int> clicked_score;
     property <string> clicked_name;
     property <int> clicked_internal_state;
+    property <int> clicked_index;
 
     for person[i] in model: TouchArea {
         x: i*10px;
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ TestCase := Rectangle {
             clicked_internal_state = internal_state;
             clicked_score = score;
             clicked_name = text;
+            clicked_index = i;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ instance.set_model(Some(another_model.clone()));
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 25., 5.);
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_score(), 333000);
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 1);
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_index(), 2);
 
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_score(), 222000);
@@ -91,6 +94,15 @@ sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_score(), 555000);
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_name(), sixtyfps::SharedString::from("idyllic"));
 assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 2);
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_index(), 1);
+
+another_model.remove(1);
+sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_score(), 333000);
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_name(), sixtyfps::SharedString::from("world"));
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 2);
+assert_eq!(instance.get_clicked_index(), 1);
+
 ```
 
 ```cpp
@@ -106,16 +118,17 @@ assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 789000);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 1);
 
 using ModelData = std::tuple<sixtyfps::SharedString, sixtyfps::SharedString, float>;
-sixtyfps::SharedArray<ModelData> array;
+std::vector<ModelData> array;
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a1", "hello", 111.});
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a2", "cruel", 222.});
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a3", "world", 333.});
-auto another_model = std::make_shared<sixtyfps::SharedArrayModel<ModelData>>(array);
+auto another_model = std::make_shared<sixtyfps::VectorModel<ModelData>>(std::move(array));
 instance.set_model(another_model);
 
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 25., 5.);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 333000);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 1);
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_index(), 2);
 
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 222000);
@@ -133,6 +146,16 @@ sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 555000);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_name(), "idyllic");
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 2);
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_index(), 1);
+
+another_model->erase(1);
+sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 333000);
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_name(), "world");
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_internal_state(), 2);
+assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_index(), 1);
+
+
 ```
 
 */
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/cases/models/write_to_model.60 b/tests/cases/models/write_to_model.60
index 6d38acdaf..3e067ee1b 100644
--- a/tests/cases/models/write_to_model.60
+++ b/tests/cases/models/write_to_model.60
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 15., 5.);
 assert_eq(instance.get_clicked_score(), 791);
 
 using ModelData = std::tuple<sixtyfps::SharedString, sixtyfps::SharedString, float>;
-sixtyfps::SharedArray<ModelData> array;
+std::vector<ModelData> array;
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a1", "hello", 111.});
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a2", "cruel", 222.});
 array.push_back(ModelData{"a3", "world", 333.});
-auto another_model = std::make_shared<sixtyfps::SharedArrayModel<ModelData>>(array);
+auto another_model = std::make_shared<sixtyfps::VectorModel<ModelData>>(std::move(array));
 instance.set_model(another_model);
 
 sixtyfps::testing::send_mouse_click(instance, 25., 5.);