diff --git a/wdgt_menu.go b/wdgt_menu.go
index 1b1ee32..cec3ae1 100644
--- a/wdgt_menu.go
+++ b/wdgt_menu.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ package widgets
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"slices"
 
 	wh "git.bullercodeworks.com/brian/tcell-widgets/helpers"
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell"
@@ -321,14 +322,7 @@ func (w *Menu) AddItems(iL ...*MenuItem) {
 func (w *Menu) RemoveItems(iL ...*MenuItem) {
 	var wrk []*MenuItem
 	for i := range w.items {
-		var skip bool
-		for j := range iL {
-			if w.items[i] == iL[j] {
-				skip = true
-				break
-			}
-		}
-		if skip {
+		if slices.Contains(iL, w.items[i]) {
 			continue
 		}
 		wrk = append(wrk, w.items[i])