diff --git a/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py b/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
index 8b866c8ba93..79362f2ebe1 100644
--- a/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
+++ b/spyder/api/widgets/menus.py
@@ -169,7 +169,15 @@ def add_action(self: T, action: Union[SpyderAction, T],
     def remove_action(self, item_id: str):
         if item_id in self._actions_map:
             action = self._actions_map.pop(item_id)
-            self._actions.remove(action)
+            position = None
+
+            for i, (_, act) in enumerate(self._actions):
+                if act == action:
+                    position = i
+                    break
+
+            if position is not None:
+                self._actions.pop(position)
 
     def get_title(self):
         """