diff --git a/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java b/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
index 32bf2d9b3..8688d5e1e 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -256,17 +257,27 @@ public class Blacklist {
         loadList(blFile, sep);
     }
 
-    public final void removeAll(final BlacklistType blacklistType, final String host) {
-        getBlacklistMap(blacklistType, true).remove(host);
-        getBlacklistMap(blacklistType, false).remove(host);
-    }
-
+    /**
+     * remove the host/path from internal blacklist maps for given blacklistType
+     * !! and removes the entry from source blacklist file !!
+     * @param blacklistType
+     * @param blacklistToUse
+     * @param host
+     * @param path
+     */
     public final void remove(final BlacklistType blacklistType, final String blacklistToUse, final String host, final String path) {
 
         final Map<String, Set<Pattern>> blacklistMap = getBlacklistMap(blacklistType, true);
         Set<Pattern> hostList = blacklistMap.get(host);
         if (hostList != null) {
-            hostList.remove(path);
+            // remove pattern from list (by comparing patternstring with path, remove(path) will not match path)
+            for (Pattern hp : hostList) {
+                String hpxs = hp.pattern();
+                if (hpxs.equals(path)) {
+                    hostList.remove(hp);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
             if (hostList.isEmpty()) {
                 blacklistMap.remove(host);
             }
@@ -275,12 +286,21 @@ public class Blacklist {
         final Map<String, Set<Pattern>> blacklistMapNotMatch = getBlacklistMap(blacklistType, false);
         hostList = blacklistMapNotMatch.get(host);
         if (hostList != null) {
-            hostList.remove(path);
+            // remove pattern from list
+            for (Pattern hp : hostList) {
+                String hpxs = hp.pattern();
+                if (hpxs.equals(path)) {
+                    hostList.remove(hp);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
             if (hostList.isEmpty()) {
                 blacklistMapNotMatch.remove(host);
             }
         }
 
+        //TODO: check if delete from blacklist is desired, on reload entry will not be available in any blacklist
+        //      even if remove (above) from internal maps (at runtime) is only done for given blacklistType
         // load blacklist data from file
         final List<String> list = FileUtils.getListArray(new File(ListManager.listsPath, blacklistToUse));