diff --git a/cache/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollection.kt b/cache/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollection.kt
index f29c3c277c..834fe21968 100644
--- a/cache/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollection.kt
+++ b/cache/src/main/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollection.kt
@@ -189,16 +189,20 @@ public abstract class NamedEntryCollection<T : NamedEntry>(
         return createOrGetNamed(name.krHashCode())
     }
 
-    public fun remove(id: Int) {
-        get(id)?.remove()
+    public fun remove(id: Int): T? {
+        val entry = get(id)
+        entry?.remove()
+        return entry
     }
 
-    public fun removeNamed(nameHash: Int) {
-        getNamed(nameHash)?.remove()
+    public fun removeNamed(nameHash: Int): T? {
+        val entry = getNamed(nameHash)
+        entry?.remove()
+        return entry
     }
 
-    public fun remove(name: String) {
-        removeNamed(name.krHashCode())
+    public fun remove(name: String): T? {
+        return removeNamed(name.krHashCode())
     }
 
     private fun allocateId(): Int {
diff --git a/cache/src/test/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollectionTest.kt b/cache/src/test/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollectionTest.kt
index 4bd791ff92..feb38ff7d4 100644
--- a/cache/src/test/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollectionTest.kt
+++ b/cache/src/test/kotlin/org/openrs2/cache/NamedEntryCollectionTest.kt
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertEquals(entry, collection[0])
         assertEquals(listOf(entry), collection.toList())
 
-        collection.remove(0)
+        assertEquals(entry, collection.remove(0))
 
         assertEquals(0, collection.size)
         assertEquals(0, collection.capacity)
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertFalse("hello" in collection)
         assertNull(collection["hello"])
 
-        collection.remove(0)
+        assertNull(collection.remove(0))
         assertEquals(emptyList(), collection.toList())
     }
 
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertEquals(entry, collection[0])
         assertEquals(listOf(entry), collection.toList())
 
-        collection.remove("hello")
+        assertEquals(entry, collection.remove("hello"))
 
         assertEquals(0, collection.size)
         assertEquals(0, collection.capacity)
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertFalse("world" in collection)
         assertNull(collection["world"])
 
-        collection.remove("hello")
+        assertNull(collection.remove("hello"))
         assertEquals(emptyList(), collection.toList())
     }
 
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertEquals(entry1, collection[1])
         assertEquals(listOf(entry0, entry1), collection.toList())
 
-        collection.remove(0)
+        assertEquals(entry0, collection.remove(0))
 
         assertEquals(1, collection.size)
         assertEquals(2, collection.capacity)
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertFalse("world" in collection)
         assertNull(collection["world"])
 
-        collection.remove(0)
+        assertNull(collection.remove(0))
         assertEquals(listOf(entry1), collection.toList())
     }
 
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertEquals(entry2, collection["abc"])
         assertEquals(listOf(entry0, entry1, entry2), collection.toList())
 
-        collection.remove("hello")
+        assertEquals(entry0, collection.remove("hello"))
 
         assertEquals(2, collection.size)
         assertEquals(3, collection.capacity)
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ object NamedEntryCollectionTest {
         assertFalse("!" in collection)
         assertNull(collection["!"])
 
-        collection.remove("hello")
+        assertNull(collection.remove("hello"))
         assertEquals(listOf(entry1, entry2), collection.toList())
     }