diff --git a/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass.java b/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c39166c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+package x.y.z;
+
+public class SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass
+{
+}
diff --git a/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeExemptedClass.java b/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeExemptedClass.java
index f5ee2800..86e0a01a 100644
--- a/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeExemptedClass.java
+++ b/src/it/MSHADE-316/dependency/src/main/java/x/y/z/SomeExemptedClass.java
@@ -21,4 +21,5 @@
 
 public class SomeExemptedClass
 {
+    public SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass essentialDependency;
 }
diff --git a/src/it/MSHADE-316/verify.bsh b/src/it/MSHADE-316/verify.bsh
index 04919e08..1e570685 100644
--- a/src/it/MSHADE-316/verify.bsh
+++ b/src/it/MSHADE-316/verify.bsh
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ String[] wanted =
     "Main.class",
     "SomeUsedClass.class",
     "x/y/z/SomeExemptedClass.class",
-    "x/y/z/AnotherExemptedClass.class"
+    "x/y/z/AnotherExemptedClass.class",
+    "x/y/z/SomeDependencyOfExemptedClass.class"
 };
 
 String[] unwanted =
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/filter/MinijarFilter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/filter/MinijarFilter.java
index 10606d28..608924b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/filter/MinijarFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/shade/filter/MinijarFilter.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.jar.JarEntry;
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ private void removeServices( final MavenProject project, final Clazzpath cp )
                                     }
 
                                     log.debug( className + " was not removed because it is a service" );
-                                    removeClass( cp, clazz );
+                                    removeClass( clazz );
                                     repeatScan = true; // check whether the found classes use services in turn
                                 }
                             }
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ private void removeServices( final MavenProject project, final Clazzpath cp )
         while ( repeatScan );
     }
 
-    private void removeClass( final Clazzpath clazzPath, final Clazz clazz )
+    private void removeClass( final Clazz clazz )
     {
         removable.remove( clazz );
         removable.removeAll( clazz.getTransitiveDependencies() );
@@ -267,16 +266,13 @@ private void removeSpecificallyIncludedClasses( MavenProject project, List<Simpl
                     if ( depClazzpathUnit != null )
                     {
                         Set<Clazz> clazzes = depClazzpathUnit.getClazzes();
-                        Iterator<Clazz> j = removable.iterator();
-                        while ( j.hasNext() )
+                        for ( final Clazz clazz : new HashSet<>( removable ) )
                         {
-                            Clazz clazz = j.next();
-
                             if ( clazzes.contains( clazz ) //
                                 && simpleFilter.isSpecificallyIncluded( clazz.getName().replace( '.', '/' ) ) )
                             {
                                 log.debug( clazz.getName() + " not removed because it was specifically included" );
-                                j.remove();
+                                removeClass( clazz );
                             }
                         }
                     }