diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
index 6c86c47caac..ddc1114485e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowsscreen.cpp
@@ -765,7 +765,8 @@ static void moveToVirtualScreen(QWindow *w, const QScreen *newScreen)
 void QWindowsScreenManager::removeScreen(int index)
 {
     qCDebug(lcQpaScreen) << "Removing Monitor:" << m_screens.at(index)->data();
-    QScreen *screen = m_screens.at(index)->screen();
+    QPlatformScreen *platformScreen = m_screens.takeAt(index);
+    QScreen *screen = platformScreen->screen();
     QScreen *primaryScreen = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen();
     // QTBUG-38650: When a screen is disconnected, Windows will automatically
     // move the Window to another screen. This will trigger a geometry change
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ void QWindowsScreenManager::removeScreen(int index)
         if (movedWindowCount)
             QWindowSystemInterface::flushWindowSystemEvents();
     }
-    QWindowSystemInterface::handleScreenRemoved(m_screens.takeAt(index));
+    QWindowSystemInterface::handleScreenRemoved(platformScreen);
 }
 
 /*!