diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b2c427bf1af..81de89277b6 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jface;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.38.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.38.200.qualifier
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.jface,
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java
index 3b02bf424fa..954d851b421 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/viewers/AbstractTreeViewer.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2019 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -2095,12 +2095,7 @@ protected void internalRemove(Object[] elementsOrPaths) {
 				Object parent = getParentElement(element);
 				if (parent != null && !equals(parent, getRoot())
 						&& !(parent instanceof TreePath tp && tp.getSegmentCount() == 0)) {
-					Widget[] parentItems = internalFindItems(parent);
-					for (Widget parentItem : parentItems) {
-						if (parentItem instanceof Item it) {
-							updatePlus(it, parent);
-						}
-					}
+					internalRemove(parent, new Object[] { element });
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index b8dc172d3e3..8cadbfa2c6c 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %Bundle-Name
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.jface.tests
-Bundle-Version: 1.4.1100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.4.1200.qualifier
 Automatic-Module-Name: org.eclipse.jface.tests
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Require-Bundle: org.junit;bundle-version="4.12.0",
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/viewers/TreeViewerTest.java b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/viewers/TreeViewerTest.java
index 4d325a0202e..80db8ce27d7 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/viewers/TreeViewerTest.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.jface.tests/src/org/eclipse/jface/tests/viewers/TreeViewerTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2006 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2025 IBM Corporation and others.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 package org.eclipse.jface.tests.viewers;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertArrayEquals;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -114,4 +117,43 @@ protected void internalExpandToLevel(Widget widget, int level) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Removing the same element twice should not produce a dummy tree-item.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void testIssue3525() {
+		TestElement modelRoot = TestElement.createModel(2, 1);
+		TestElement modelParent = modelRoot.getChildAt(0);
+		TestElement modelChild = modelParent.getChildAt(0);
+		fTreeViewer.setInput(modelRoot);
+		fTreeViewer.expandAll();
+
+		TreeItem widgetParent = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelParent);
+		TreeItem widgetChild = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelChild);
+		assertNotNull(widgetParent);
+		assertNotNull(widgetChild);
+		assertArrayEquals(widgetParent.getItems(), new TreeItem[] { widgetChild });
+
+		// This workaround is needed because of TreeViewerWithLimitCompatibilityTest
+		// When calling setDisplayIncrementally(...) with a positive number, you are
+		// no longer able to remove elements from the viewer without first removing
+		// them from the model
+		modelParent.fChildren.remove(modelChild);
+		fTreeViewer.remove(modelChild);
+		modelParent.fChildren.add(modelChild);
+
+		widgetParent = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelParent);
+		widgetChild = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelChild);
+		assertNotNull(widgetParent);
+		assertNull(widgetChild);
+		assertArrayEquals(widgetParent.getItems(), new TreeItem[0]);
+
+		fTreeViewer.remove(modelChild);
+
+		widgetParent = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelParent);
+		widgetChild = (TreeItem) fTreeViewer.testFindItem(modelChild);
+		assertNotNull(widgetParent);
+		assertNull(widgetChild);
+		assertArrayEquals(widgetParent.getItems(), new TreeItem[0]);
+	}
 }