Index: typo3/sysext/cms/classes/class.tx_cms_backendlayout.php
===================================================================
--- typo3/sysext/cms/classes/class.tx_cms_backendlayout.php	(revision 10201)
+++ typo3/sysext/cms/classes/class.tx_cms_backendlayout.php	(revision )
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@
 		}
 
 		foreach (t3lib_div::trimExplode(',', $tsConfig['properties']['removeItems'], 1) as $removeId) {
-			unset($tcaItems[$removeId]);
+			foreach ($tcaItems as $key => $item) {
+				if ($item[1] == $removeId) {
+					unset($tcaItems[$key]);
-		}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 
 		return $tcaItems;
 	}
@@ -96,17 +100,20 @@
 				'pages',
 				'uid=' . intval($rootline[$i]['uid'])
 			);
-
-			if (intval($page['backend_layout_next_level']) > 0 && $page['uid'] != $id) {
-				$backendLayoutUid = intval($page['backend_layout_next_level']);
+			$selectedBackendLayout = intval($page['backend_layout']);
+			$selectedBackendLayoutNextLevel = intval($page['backend_layout_next_level']);
+			if ($selectedBackendLayout != 0 && $page['uid'] == $id) {
+				if ($selectedBackendLayout > 0) {
+					$backendLayoutUid = $selectedBackendLayout;
+				}
 				break;
-			} else {
-				if (intval($page['backend_layout']) > 0) {
-					$backendLayoutUid = intval($page['backend_layout']);
+			} else if ($selectedBackendLayoutNextLevel == -1 && $page['uid'] != $id) {
-					break;
+				break;
+			} else if ($selectedBackendLayoutNextLevel > 0 && $page['uid'] != $id) {
+				$backendLayoutUid = $selectedBackendLayoutNextLevel;
+				break;
-				}
-			}
+			}
+		}
-		}
 
 		$backendLayout = NULL;
 		if ($backendLayoutUid) {
@@ -151,4 +158,4 @@
 	include_once($TYPO3_CONF_VARS[TYPO3_MODE]['XCLASS']['ext/cms/classes/class.tx_cms_backendlayout.php']);
 }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>