diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/ImplHandler.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/ImplHandler.java
index 87acd1c7e..581c18b4e 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/ImplHandler.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/asset/ImplHandler.java
@@ -280,9 +280,8 @@ final class ImplHandler {
         // Synchronized access must be used for any ops on classToLoaderMap
         // Find the loader ImplThreadLocal for this class
         synchronized (classToLoaderMap){
-            ImplThreadLocal local = classToLoaderMap.get(loaderType);
             // Remove it from the class->loader map
-            classToLoaderMap.remove(loaderType);
+            ImplThreadLocal local = classToLoaderMap.remove(loaderType);
             if (local == null) return;
             // Remove it from the extension->loader map
             for (String extension : local.getExtensions()){