diff --git a/volume/store/store.go b/volume/store/store.go
index eece24fc3e..041c1346bb 100644
--- a/volume/store/store.go
+++ b/volume/store/store.go
@@ -302,16 +302,14 @@ func (s *VolumeStore) Dereference(v volume.Volume, ref string) {
 
 	s.globalLock.Lock()
 	defer s.globalLock.Unlock()
-	refs, exists := s.refs[v.Name()]
-	if !exists {
-		return
-	}
+	var refs []string
 
-	for i, r := range refs {
-		if r == ref {
-			s.refs[v.Name()] = append(s.refs[v.Name()][:i], s.refs[v.Name()][i+1:]...)
+	for _, r := range s.refs[v.Name()] {
+		if r != ref {
+			refs = append(refs, r)
 		}
 	}
+	s.refs[v.Name()] = refs
 }
 
 // Refs gets the current list of refs for the given volume
diff --git a/volume/store/store_test.go b/volume/store/store_test.go
index 83d49821be..7c3f730ef0 100644
--- a/volume/store/store_test.go
+++ b/volume/store/store_test.go
@@ -157,3 +157,22 @@ func TestFilterByUsed(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected used volume fake1, got %s", used[0].Name())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDerefMultipleOfSameRef(t *testing.T) {
+	volumedrivers.Register(vt.NewFakeDriver("fake"), "fake")
+
+	s := New()
+	v, err := s.CreateWithRef("fake1", "fake", "volReference", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := s.GetWithRef("fake1", "fake", "volReference"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	s.Dereference(v, "volReference")
+	if err := s.Remove(v); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}