diff --git a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/PropertySheet.cpp b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/PropertySheet.cpp
index c536a925bf73..eeeb7b387227 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/PropertySheet.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Spreadsheet/App/PropertySheet.cpp
@@ -567,8 +567,9 @@ class RewriteExpressionVisitor : public ExpressionVisitor {
         if (varExpr) {
             static const boost::regex e("(\\${0,1})([A-Za-z]+)(\\${0,1})([0-9]+)");
             boost::cmatch cm;
+            std::string s = varExpr->name();
 
-            if (boost::regex_match(varExpr->name().c_str(), cm, e)) {
+            if (boost::regex_match(s.c_str(), cm, e)) {
                 const boost::sub_match<const char *> colstr = cm[2];
                 const boost::sub_match<const char *> rowstr = cm[4];
                 int thisRow, thisCol;
@@ -590,11 +591,11 @@ class RewriteExpressionVisitor : public ExpressionVisitor {
             CellAddress to(r.to());
 
             if (from.row() >= mRow || from.col() >= mCol) {
-                from = CellAddress(from.row() + mRowCount, from.col() + mColCount);
+                from = CellAddress(std::max(0, from.row() + mRowCount), std::max(0, from.col() + mColCount));
                 mChanged = true;
             }
             if (to.row() >= mRow || to.col() >= mCol) {
-                to = CellAddress(to.row() + mRowCount, to.col() + mColCount);
+                to = CellAddress(std::max(0, to.row() + mRowCount), std::max(0, to.col() + mColCount));
                 mChanged = true;
             }
             rangeExpr->setRange(Range(from, to));
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ void PropertySheet::removeRows(int row, int count)
     /* Sort them */
     std::sort(keys.begin(), keys.end(), boost::bind(&PropertySheet::rowSortFunc, this, _1, _2));
 
-    RewriteExpressionVisitor visitor(CellAddress(row + count, CellAddress::MAX_COLUMNS), -count, 0);
+    RewriteExpressionVisitor visitor(CellAddress(row + count - 1, CellAddress::MAX_COLUMNS), -count, 0);
 
     Signaller signaller(*this);
     for (std::vector<CellAddress>::const_iterator i = keys.begin(); i != keys.end(); ++i) {
@@ -753,7 +754,7 @@ void PropertySheet::removeColumns(int col, int count)
     /* Sort them */
     std::sort(keys.begin(), keys.end(), boost::bind(&PropertySheet::colSortFunc, this, _1, _2));
 
-    RewriteExpressionVisitor visitor(CellAddress(CellAddress::MAX_ROWS, col + count), 0, -count);
+    RewriteExpressionVisitor visitor(CellAddress(CellAddress::MAX_ROWS, col + count - 1), 0, -count);
 
     Signaller signaller(*this);
     for (std::vector<CellAddress>::const_iterator i = keys.begin(); i != keys.end(); ++i) {