diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 9b658fba..401d5ccc 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -117,13 +117,15 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
             self.stop()
 
     def next(self):
+        current_track = self.current_track
+
         if not self.next_track:
             self.stop()
         else:
             self.play(self.next_track)
 
         if self.consume:
-            self.backend.current_playlist.remove(self.current_track)
+            self.backend.current_playlist.remove(current_track)
 
     def previous(self):
         if self.previous_track: