diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/HandlerConfigurationImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/HandlerConfigurationImpl.java
index 8ce39d1f..13ec76c1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/HandlerConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/HandlerConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -375,19 +375,20 @@ public boolean removeHandlerName(final String name) {
         }
         final int index = handlerNames.indexOf(name);
         handlerNames.remove(index);
-        configuration.addAction(new ConfigAction<Void>() {
-            public Void validate() throws IllegalArgumentException {
-                return null;
+        configuration.addAction(new ConfigAction<Handler>() {
+            public Handler validate() throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                final Map<String, Handler> handlerRefs = configuration.getHandlerRefs();
+                return handlerRefs.get(name);
             }
 
-            public void applyPreCreate(final Void param) {
+            public void applyPreCreate(final Handler param) {
                 addPostConfigurationActions();
             }
 
-            public void applyPostCreate(final Void param) {
+            public void applyPostCreate(final Handler param) {
                 final Map<String, Handler> handlerRefs = configuration.getHandlerRefs();
                 final ExtHandler handler = (ExtHandler) handlerRefs.get(getName());
-                handler.removeHandler(handlerRefs.get(name));
+                handler.removeHandler(param);
             }
 
             public void rollback() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/LoggerConfigurationImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/LoggerConfigurationImpl.java
index 730278db..acd56c90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/LoggerConfigurationImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jboss/logmanager/config/LoggerConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -310,19 +310,19 @@ public boolean removeHandlerName(final String name) {
         }
         final int index = handlerNames.indexOf(name);
         handlerNames.remove(index);
-        configuration.addAction(new ConfigAction<Void>() {
-            public Void validate() throws IllegalArgumentException {
-                return null;
+        configuration.addAction(new ConfigAction<Handler>() {
+            public Handler validate() throws IllegalArgumentException {
+                final Map<String, Handler> handlerRefs = configuration.getHandlerRefs();
+                return handlerRefs.get(name);
             }
 
-            public void applyPreCreate(final Void param) {
+            public void applyPreCreate(final Handler param) {
             }
 
-            public void applyPostCreate(final Void param) {
-                final Map<String, Handler> handlerRefs = configuration.getHandlerRefs();
+            public void applyPostCreate(final Handler param) {
                 final Map<String, Logger> loggerRefs = configuration.getLoggerRefs();
-                final Logger logger = (Logger) loggerRefs.get(getName());
-                logger.removeHandler(handlerRefs.get(name));
+                final Logger logger = loggerRefs.get(getName());
+                logger.removeHandler(param);
             }
 
             public void rollback() {