diff --git a/include/forward_list b/include/forward_list
index 6316de9..055da1b 100644
--- a/include/forward_list
+++ b/include/forward_list
@@ -120,10 +120,10 @@
                       const_iterator first, const_iterator last);
     void splice_after(const_iterator p, forward_list&& x,
                       const_iterator first, const_iterator last);
-    void remove(const value_type& v);
-    template <class Predicate> void remove_if(Predicate pred);
-    void unique();
-    template <class BinaryPredicate> void unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);
+    size_type remove(const value_type& v);
+    template <class Predicate> size_type remove_if(Predicate pred);
+    size_type unique();
+    template <class BinaryPredicate> size_type unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);
     void merge(forward_list& x);
     void merge(forward_list&& x);
     template <class Compare> void merge(forward_list& x, Compare comp);
@@ -819,11 +819,11 @@
     void splice_after(const_iterator __p, forward_list& __x, const_iterator __i);
     void splice_after(const_iterator __p, forward_list& __x,
                       const_iterator __f, const_iterator __l);
-    void remove(const value_type& __v);
-    template <class _Predicate> void remove_if(_Predicate __pred);
+    size_type remove(const value_type& __v);
+    template <class _Predicate> size_type remove_if(_Predicate __pred);
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-    void unique() {unique(__equal_to<value_type>());}
-    template <class _BinaryPredicate> void unique(_BinaryPredicate __binary_pred);
+    size_type unique() {return unique(__equal_to<value_type>());}
+    template <class _BinaryPredicate> size_type unique(_BinaryPredicate __binary_pred);
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_CXX03_LANG
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     void merge(forward_list&& __x) {merge(__x, __less<value_type>());}
@@ -1496,18 +1496,20 @@
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
-void
+typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::remove(const value_type& __v)
 {
     forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
-    iterator __e = end();
+    typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type __count_removed = 0;
+    const iterator __e = end();
     for (iterator __i = before_begin(); __i.__get_begin()->__next_ != nullptr;)
     {
         if (__i.__get_begin()->__next_->__value_ == __v)
         {
+            ++__count_removed;
             iterator __j = _VSTD::next(__i, 2);
             for (; __j != __e && *__j == __v; ++__j)
-                ;
+                ++__count_removed;
             __deleted_nodes.splice_after(__deleted_nodes.before_begin(), *this, __i, __j);
             if (__j == __e)
                 break;
@@ -1516,22 +1518,26 @@
         else
             ++__i;
     }
+    
+    return __count_removed;
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
 template <class _Predicate>
-void
+typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::remove_if(_Predicate __pred)
 {
     forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
-    iterator __e = end();
+    typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type __count_removed = 0;
+    const iterator __e = end();
     for (iterator __i = before_begin(); __i.__get_begin()->__next_ != nullptr;)
     {
         if (__pred(__i.__get_begin()->__next_->__value_))
         {
+            ++__count_removed;
             iterator __j = _VSTD::next(__i, 2);
             for (; __j != __e && __pred(*__j); ++__j)
-                ;
+                ++__count_removed;
             __deleted_nodes.splice_after(__deleted_nodes.before_begin(), *this, __i, __j);
             if (__j == __e)
                 break;
@@ -1540,23 +1546,28 @@
         else
             ++__i;
     }
+    
+    return __count_removed;
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
 template <class _BinaryPredicate>
-void
+typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::unique(_BinaryPredicate __binary_pred)
 {
     forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
+    typename forward_list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type __count_removed = 0;
     for (iterator __i = begin(), __e = end(); __i != __e;)
     {
         iterator __j = _VSTD::next(__i);
         for (; __j != __e && __binary_pred(*__i, *__j); ++__j)
-            ;
+            ++__count_removed;
         if (__i.__get_begin()->__next_ != __j.__get_unsafe_node_pointer())
             __deleted_nodes.splice_after(__deleted_nodes.before_begin(), *this, __i, __j);
         __i = __j;
     }
+    
+    return __count_removed;
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
diff --git a/include/list b/include/list
index 9c4851d..cbc165b 100644
--- a/include/list
+++ b/include/list
@@ -129,11 +129,11 @@
     void splice(const_iterator position, list&& x, const_iterator first,
                                                   const_iterator last);
 
-    void remove(const value_type& value);
-    template <class Pred> void remove_if(Pred pred);
-    void unique();
+    size_type remove(const value_type& value);
+    template <class Pred> size_type remove_if(Pred pred);
+    size_type unique();
     template <class BinaryPredicate>
-        void unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);
+        size_type unique(BinaryPredicate binary_pred);
     void merge(list& x);
     void merge(list&& x);
     template <class Compare>
@@ -1070,12 +1070,12 @@
     void splice(const_iterator __p, list& __c, const_iterator __i);
     void splice(const_iterator __p, list& __c, const_iterator __f, const_iterator __l);
 
-    void remove(const value_type& __x);
-    template <class _Pred> void remove_if(_Pred __pred);
+    size_type remove(const value_type& __x);
+    template <class _Pred> size_type remove_if(_Pred __pred);
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
-    void unique();
+    size_type unique() { return unique(__equal_to<value_type>()); }
     template <class _BinaryPred>
-        void unique(_BinaryPred __binary_pred);
+        size_type unique(_BinaryPred __binary_pred);
     _LIBCPP_INLINE_VISIBILITY
     void merge(list& __c);
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_CXX03_LANG
@@ -2141,7 +2141,7 @@
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
-void
+typename list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 list<_Tp, _Alloc>::remove(const value_type& __x)
 {
     list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
@@ -2160,11 +2160,13 @@
         else
             ++__i;
     }
+
+    return __deleted_nodes.size();
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
 template <class _Pred>
-void
+typename list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 list<_Tp, _Alloc>::remove_if(_Pred __pred)
 {
     list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
@@ -2183,19 +2185,13 @@
         else
             ++__i;
     }
-}
 
-template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
-inline
-void
-list<_Tp, _Alloc>::unique()
-{
-    unique(__equal_to<value_type>());
+    return __deleted_nodes.size();
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
 template <class _BinaryPred>
-void
+typename list<_Tp, _Alloc>::size_type
 list<_Tp, _Alloc>::unique(_BinaryPred __binary_pred)
 {
     list<_Tp, _Alloc> __deleted_nodes(get_allocator()); // collect the nodes we're removing
@@ -2209,6 +2205,8 @@
             __i = __j;
             }
     }
+    
+    return __deleted_nodes.size();
 }
 
 template <class _Tp, class _Alloc>
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove.pass.cpp
index 3b5e4a2..87f3050 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove.pass.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         const T t1[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2;
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         typedef std::forward_list<T> C;
         C c1;
         C c2;
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 1);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {  // LWG issue #526
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
     int t2[] = {   2,    3, 5, 8, 11};
     C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
     C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-    c1.remove(c1.front());
+    assert(c1.remove(c1.front()) == 2);
     assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     C c;
     for(int *ip = std::end(t1); ip != std::begin(t1);)
         c.push_front(S(*--ip));
-    c.remove(c.front());
+    assert(c.remove(c.front()) == 3);
     C::const_iterator it = c.begin();
     for(int *ip = std::begin(t2); ip != std::end(t2); ++ip, ++it) {
         assert ( it != c.end());
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         const T t1[] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2;
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         typedef std::forward_list<T, min_allocator<T>> C;
         C c1;
         C c2;
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 5, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.remove(0);
+        assert(c1.remove(0) == 1);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
index 2a4f079..486d355 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2;
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         C c1;
         C c2;
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == 0);
     }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 1);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2;
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 4);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
         C c1;
         C c2;
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == 0);
     }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
         Predicate cp(g);
-        c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+        assert(c1.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 1);
         assert(c1 == c2);
         assert(cp.count() == static_cast<std::size_t>(std::distance(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1))));
     }
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/unique.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/unique.pass.cpp
index 6ce2da5..32aa8f9 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/unique.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/forwardlist/forwardlist.ops/unique.pass.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {0, 5, 0, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 3);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 3);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 2);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         typedef std::forward_list<T> C;
         C c1;
         C c2;
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 2);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
 #if TEST_STD_VER >= 11
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {0, 5, 0, 5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 3);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 3);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 2);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         typedef std::forward_list<T, min_allocator<T>> C;
         C c1;
         C c2;
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 0);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
     {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         const T t2[] = {5, 0};
         C c1(std::begin(t1), std::end(t1));
         C c2(std::begin(t2), std::end(t2));
-        c1.unique();
+        assert(c1.unique() == 2);
         assert(c1 == c2);
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove.pass.cpp
index dab23f0..19a8817 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove.pass.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     int a1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
     int a2[] = {1, 2, 4};
     std::list<int> c(a1, a1 + 4);
-    c.remove(3);
+    assert(c.remove(3) == 1);
     assert(c == std::list<int>(a2, a2 + 3));
   }
   { // LWG issue #526
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     std::list<S> c;
     for (int *ip = a1; ip < a1 + 8; ++ip)
       c.push_back(S(*ip));
-    c.remove(c.front());
+    assert(c.remove(c.front()) == 3);
     std::list<S>::const_iterator it = c.begin();
     for (int *ip = a2; ip < a2 + 5; ++ip, ++it) {
       assert(it != c.end());
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     int a1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
     int a2[] = {1, 2, 4};
     List c(a1, a1 + 4, Alloc::create());
-    c.remove(3);
+      assert(c.remove(3) == 1);
     assert(c == List(a2, a2 + 3, Alloc::create()));
   }
 #if TEST_STD_VER >= 11
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     int a1[] = {1, 2, 3, 4};
     int a2[] = {1, 2, 4};
     std::list<int, min_allocator<int>> c(a1, a1 + 4);
-    c.remove(3);
+    assert(c.remove(3) == 1);
     assert((c == std::list<int, min_allocator<int>>(a2, a2 + 3)));
   }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
index 3724235..d78f7db 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/remove_if.pass.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     int a2[] = {3, 4};
     std::list<int> c(a1, a1+4);
     Predicate cp(g);
-    c.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+    assert(c.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 2);
     assert(c == std::list<int>(a2, a2+2));
     assert(cp.count() == 4);
     }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     int a2[] = {1, 3};
     std::list<int> c(a1, a1+4);
     Predicate cp(even);
-    c.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+    assert(c.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 2);
     assert(c == std::list<int>(a2, a2+2));
     assert(cp.count() == 4);
     }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     int a2[] = {3, 4};
     std::list<int, min_allocator<int>> c(a1, a1+4);
     Predicate cp(g);
-    c.remove_if(std::ref(cp));
+    assert(c.remove_if(std::ref(cp)) == 2);
     assert((c == std::list<int, min_allocator<int>>(a2, a2+2)));
     assert(cp.count() == 4);
     }
diff --git a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/unique.pass.cpp b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/unique.pass.cpp
index 90f0fd2..dc80d03 100644
--- a/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/unique.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/std/containers/sequences/list/list.ops/unique.pass.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     int a1[] = {2, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3};
     int a2[] = {2, 1, 4, 3};
     std::list<int> c(a1, a1+sizeof(a1)/sizeof(a1[0]));
-    c.unique();
+    assert(c.unique() == 5);
     assert(c == std::list<int>(a2, a2+4));
     }
 #if TEST_STD_VER >= 11
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     int a1[] = {2, 1, 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3};
     int a2[] = {2, 1, 4, 3};
     std::list<int, min_allocator<int>> c(a1, a1+sizeof(a1)/sizeof(a1[0]));
-    c.unique();
+    assert(c.unique() == 5);
     assert((c == std::list<int, min_allocator<int>>(a2, a2+4)));
     }
 #endif