diff --git a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
index 003f04e8..0ad7c54a 100644
--- a/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
+++ b/media/js/jquery.dataTables.js
@@ -6617,27 +6617,12 @@
 			}
 			
 			/* Remove row stripe classes if they are already on the table row */
-			iLen=oSettings.asStripeClasses.length;
-			oSettings.asDestroyStripes = [];
-			if (iLen)
-			{
-				var bStripeRemove = false;
-				var anRows = $(this).children('tbody').children('tr:lt(' + iLen + ')');
-				for ( i=0 ; i<iLen ; i++ )
-				{
-					if ( anRows.hasClass( oSettings.asStripeClasses[i] ) )
-					{
-						bStripeRemove = true;
-						
-						/* Store the classes which we are about to remove so they can be re-added on destroy */
-						oSettings.asDestroyStripes.push( oSettings.asStripeClasses[i] );
-					}
-				}
-				
-				if ( bStripeRemove )
-				{
-					anRows.removeClass( oSettings.asStripeClasses.join(' ') );
-				}
+			var stripeClasses = oSettings.asStripeClasses;
+			if ( $.inArray( true, $.map( stripeClasses, function(el, i) {
+				return $('tbody tr:eq(0)', this).hasClass(el);
+			} ) ) !== -1 ) {
+				$('tbody tr', this).removeClass( stripeClasses.join(' ') );
+				oSettings.asDestroyStripes = stripeClasses.slice();
 			}
 			
 			/*
diff --git a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
index 8c113782..ca368343 100644
--- a/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
+++ b/media/src/core/core.constructor.js
@@ -244,27 +244,12 @@ if ( oInit.asStripeClasses === null )
 }
 
 /* Remove row stripe classes if they are already on the table row */
-iLen=oSettings.asStripeClasses.length;
-oSettings.asDestroyStripes = [];
-if (iLen)
-{
-	var bStripeRemove = false;
-	var anRows = $(this).children('tbody').children('tr:lt(' + iLen + ')');
-	for ( i=0 ; i<iLen ; i++ )
-	{
-		if ( anRows.hasClass( oSettings.asStripeClasses[i] ) )
-		{
-			bStripeRemove = true;
-			
-			/* Store the classes which we are about to remove so they can be re-added on destroy */
-			oSettings.asDestroyStripes.push( oSettings.asStripeClasses[i] );
-		}
-	}
-	
-	if ( bStripeRemove )
-	{
-		anRows.removeClass( oSettings.asStripeClasses.join(' ') );
-	}
+var stripeClasses = oSettings.asStripeClasses;
+if ( $.inArray( true, $.map( stripeClasses, function(el, i) {
+	return $('tbody tr:eq(0)', this).hasClass(el);
+} ) ) !== -1 ) {
+	$('tbody tr', this).removeClass( stripeClasses.join(' ') );
+	oSettings.asDestroyStripes = stripeClasses.slice();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/gh125 - stripe stripping.js b/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/gh125 - stripe stripping.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ff56185d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media/unit_testing/tests_onhold/1_dom/gh125 - stripe stripping.js	
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// DATA_TEMPLATE: dom_data
+oTest.fnStart( "Odd and even are stripped from all rows" );
+
+$(document).ready( function () {
+	$('table tbody tr').addClass( 'odd even' );
+	$('table.display').dataTable();
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Odd is applied to exactly 5 rows",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr.odd').length === 5;
+		}
+	);
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Even is applied to exactly 5 rows",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr.even').length === 5;
+		}
+	);
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"First row is odd",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr:eq(0)').hasClass('odd') &&
+				! $('#example tbody tr:eq(0)').hasClass('even');
+		}
+	);
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Second row is even",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr:eq(1)').hasClass('even') &&
+				! $('#example tbody tr:eq(1)').hasClass('odd');
+		}
+	);
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Third row is odd",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr:eq(2)').hasClass('odd') &&
+				! $('#example tbody tr:eq(2)').hasClass('even');
+		}
+	);
+
+	oTest.fnTest( 
+		"Fourth row is even",
+		null,
+		function () {
+			return $('#example tbody tr:eq(3)').hasClass('even') &&
+				! $('#example tbody tr:eq(3)').hasClass('odd');
+		}
+	);
+	
+	oTest.fnComplete();
+} );
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