diff --git a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
index 7442dd20..3ba25e4a 100644
--- a/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
+++ b/Classes/PHPExcel/Worksheet.php
@@ -1661,6 +1661,17 @@ class PHPExcel_Worksheet implements PHPExcel_IComparable
 			PHPExcel_Cell::stringFromColumnIndex($pColumn2) . $pRow2
 		);
 	}
+    
+    /**
+     * Remove autofilter
+     * 
+     * @return PHPExcel_Worksheet
+     */
+    public function removeAutoFilter()
+    {
+    	$this->_autoFilter = '';
+    	return $this;
+    }
 
 	/**
 	 * Get Freeze Pane
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index bee56a71..98e2a6f9 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Fixed in SVN:
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 14901 - VLOOKUP choking on parameters in PHPExcel.1.7.5/PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007
 - Bugfix:	(MBaker) Work item 14973 - PHPExcel_Cell::isInRange() incorrect results - offset by one column
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker) Treat CodePage of 0 as CP1251 (for .xls files written by applications that don't set the CodePage correctly, such as Apple Numbers)
-
+- Bugfix:	(MB) Work item 11583 - Need method for removing autoFilter 
 
 
 2010-12-10 (v1.7.5):
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ Fixed in SVN:
 
 
 2010-08-26 (v1.7.4):
-- Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Workitem 7895 - Excel5 : Formula : Power
-- Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Workitem 7895 - Excel5 : Formula : Unary plus
+- Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Work item 7895 - Excel5 : Formula : Power
+- Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Work item 7895 - Excel5 : Formula : Unary plus
 - Bugfix:   (Progi1984) Excel5 : Just write the Escher stream if necessary in Worksheet
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker) Work item 13433 - Syntax errors in memcache.php 1.7.3c
 - Bugfix:   (MBaker) Work item 13450 - Standard Deviation functions returning DIV/0 Error when Standard Deviation is zero