Index: jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java,v
--- jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java		1.24
+++ jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/model/Sheet.java	
@@ -999,0 +999,4 @@ 
+        //If the row exists remove it, so that any cells attached to the row are removed
+        RowRecord existingRow = rows.getRow(row.getRowNumber());
+        if (existingRow != null)
+          rows.removeRow(existingRow);