From 2eecb61da5a5c9f130522e0cf3cd6907fc5ef95b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Anthony J. Thibault" <tony@highfidelity.io>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 19:08:31 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Prefer erase over repeated pop_front calls

---
 libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
index 533b077a9c..165afd1536 100644
--- a/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
+++ b/libraries/entities/src/ParticleEffectEntityItem.cpp
@@ -608,10 +608,7 @@ void ParticleEffectEntityItem::stepSimulation(float deltaTime) {
             integrateParticle(particle, deltaTime);
         }
     }
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < popCount; i++) {
-        _particles.pop_front();
-    }
+    _particles.erase(_particles.begin(), _particles.begin() + popCount);
 
     // emit new particles, but only if we are emmitting
     if (getIsEmitting() && _emitRate > 0.0f && _lifespan > 0.0f && _polarStart <= _polarFinish) {