diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index d1e57c562..7fb702496 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 2006-04-21  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py: fix old call to get_child_handle_list
 	* src/Editors/_EditSource.py: remove warnbox
 	* src/Editors/_EditMedia.py: remove warnbox
 	* src/PluginUtils/_PluginStatus.py: add viewing of exceptions
diff --git a/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py b/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py
index bbe971b58..7739c070b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/GrampsDb/_DbUtils.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ def remove_family_relationships(db, family_handle, trans=None):
             person.remove_family_handle(family_handle)
             db.commit_person(person, trans)
 
-    for phandle in family.get_child_handle_list():
+    for ref in family.get_child_ref_list():
+        phandle = ref.ref
         person = db.get_person_from_handle(phandle)
         person.remove_parent_family_handle(family_handle)
         db.commit_person(person, trans)