diff --git a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
index 12bf556c4..517a539ff 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class basic_observer {
         template<std::size_t Index>
         static void discard_if(basic_observer &obs, basic_registry<Entity> &, const Entity entt) {
             if(auto *value = obs.view.try_get(entt); value && !(*value &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
-                obs.view.erase(entt);
+                obs.view.remove(entt);
             }
         }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class basic_observer {
         template<std::size_t Index>
         static void discard_if(basic_observer &obs, basic_registry<Entity> &, const Entity entt) {
             if(auto *value = obs.view.try_get(entt); value && !(*value &= (~(1 << Index)))) {
-                obs.view.erase(entt);
+                obs.view.remove(entt);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/pool.hpp b/src/entt/entity/pool.hpp
index 4a052148b..42bd76f4a 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/pool.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/pool.hpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct storage_adapter_mixin: Storage {
      */
     template<typename... Args>
     void remove(basic_registry<entity_type> &, const entity_type entity, Args &&... args) {
-        Storage::erase(entity, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+        Storage::remove(entity, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct storage_adapter_mixin: Storage {
      * @param last An iterator past the last element of the range of entities.
      */
     template<typename It>
-    void remove(basic_registry<entity_type> &, It first, It last) {
+    void erase(basic_registry<entity_type> &, It first, It last) {
         Storage::erase(first, last);
     }
 
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ struct sigh_pool_mixin: Pool {
      * @param last An iterator past the last element of the range of entities.
      */
     template<typename It>
-    void remove(basic_registry<entity_type> &owner, It first, It last) {
+    void erase(basic_registry<entity_type> &owner, It first, It last) {
         if(!destruction.empty()) {
             for(auto it = first; it != last; ++it) {
                 destruction.publish(owner, *it);
             }
         }
 
-        Pool::remove(owner, first, last);
+        Pool::erase(owner, first, last);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index 88680b100..c2686c8ac 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class basic_registry {
     struct pool_data {
         type_info info{};
         std::unique_ptr<basic_sparse_set<Entity>> pool{};
-        void(* remove)(basic_sparse_set<Entity> &, basic_registry &, const Entity *, const Entity *){};
+        void(* erase)(basic_sparse_set<Entity> &, basic_registry &, const Entity *, const Entity *){};
     };
 
     template<typename...>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class basic_registry {
         void discard_if([[maybe_unused]] basic_registry &owner, const Entity entt) {
             if constexpr(sizeof...(Owned) == 0) {
                 if(current.contains(entt)) {
-                    current.erase(entt);
+                    current.remove(entt);
                 }
             } else {
                 if(const auto cpools = std::forward_as_tuple(owner.assure<Owned>()...); std::get<0>(cpools).contains(entt) && (std::get<0>(cpools).index(entt) < current)) {
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ class basic_registry {
         if(auto &&pdata = pools[index]; !pdata.pool) {
             pdata.info = type_id<Component>();
             pdata.pool.reset(new pool_t<Entity, Component>());
-            pdata.remove = +[](basic_sparse_set<Entity> &cpool, basic_registry &owner, const Entity *first, const Entity *last) {
-                static_cast<pool_t<Entity, Component> &>(cpool).remove(owner, first, last);
+            pdata.erase = +[](basic_sparse_set<Entity> &cpool, basic_registry &owner, const Entity *first, const Entity *last) {
+                static_cast<pool_t<Entity, Component> &>(cpool).erase(owner, first, last);
             };
         }
 
@@ -724,9 +724,9 @@ public:
      * @param last An iterator past the last element of the range of entities.
      */
     template<typename... Component, typename It>
-    void remove(It first, It last) {
+    void erase(It first, It last) {
         ENTT_ASSERT(std::all_of(first, last, [this](const auto entity) { return valid(entity); }));
-        (assure<Component>().remove(*this, first, last), ...);
+        (assure<Component>().erase(*this, first, last), ...);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ public:
 
         for(auto pos = pools.size(); pos; --pos) {
             if(auto &pdata = pools[pos-1]; pdata.pool && pdata.pool->contains(entity)) {
-                pdata.remove(*pdata.pool, *this, std::begin(wrap), std::end(wrap));
+                pdata.erase(*pdata.pool, *this, std::begin(wrap), std::end(wrap));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ public:
         if constexpr(sizeof...(Component) == 0) {
             for(auto pos = pools.size(); pos; --pos) {
                 if(const auto &pdata = pools[pos-1]; pdata.pool) {
-                    pdata.remove(*pdata.pool, *this, pdata.pool->rbegin(), pdata.pool->rend());
+                    pdata.erase(*pdata.pool, *this, pdata.pool->rbegin(), pdata.pool->rend());
                 }
             }
 
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ public:
             }
         } else {
             ([this](auto &&cpool) {
-                cpool.remove(*this, cpool.basic_sparse_set<entity_type>::begin(), cpool.basic_sparse_set<entity_type>::end());
+                cpool.erase(*this, cpool.basic_sparse_set<entity_type>::begin(), cpool.basic_sparse_set<entity_type>::end());
             }(assure<Component>()), ...);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
index a0095ea1d..03f8d70e9 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ public:
      *
      * @param entt A valid entity identifier.
      */
-    virtual void erase(const entity_type entt) {
+    virtual void remove(const entity_type entt) {
         ENTT_ASSERT(contains(entt));
         const auto curr = page(entt);
         const auto pos = offset(entt);
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ public:
             clear();
         } else {
             for(; first != last; ++first) {
-                erase(*first);
+                remove(*first);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
index e15178dde..8d4aab7a5 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ public:
      *
      * @param entt A valid entity identifier.
      */
-    void erase(const entity_type entt) override {
+    void remove(const entity_type entt) override {
         auto other = std::move(instances.back());
         instances[underlying_type::index(entt)] = std::move(other);
         instances.pop_back();
-        underlying_type::erase(entt);
+        underlying_type::remove(entt);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/benchmark/benchmark.cpp b/test/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
index 91e683f3c..9e2bbe8f0 100644
--- a/test/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
+++ b/test/benchmark/benchmark.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ TEST(Benchmark, Remove) {
     timer.elapsed();
 }
 
-TEST(Benchmark, RemoveMany) {
+TEST(Benchmark, EraseMany) {
     entt::registry registry;
     std::vector<entt::entity> entities(1000000);
 
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ TEST(Benchmark, RemoveMany) {
 
     timer timer;
     auto view = registry.view<int>();
-    registry.remove<int>(++view.begin(), view.end());
+    registry.erase<int>(++view.begin(), view.end());
     timer.elapsed();
 }
 
-TEST(Benchmark, RemoveAll) {
+TEST(Benchmark, EraseAll) {
     entt::registry registry;
     std::vector<entt::entity> entities(1000000);
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ TEST(Benchmark, RemoveAll) {
 
     timer timer;
     auto view = registry.view<int>();
-    registry.remove<int>(view.begin(), view.end());
+    registry.erase<int>(view.begin(), view.end());
     timer.elapsed();
 }
 
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
index cd0ff3d81..f908e79d9 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/registry.cpp
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ TEST(Registry, Insert) {
     ASSERT_EQ(registry.get<float>(e2), 2.f);
 }
 
-TEST(Registry, RangeRemove) {
+TEST(Registry, Erase) {
     entt::registry registry;
 
     const auto e0 = registry.create();
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ TEST(Registry, RangeRemove) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(registry.has<int>(e2));
 
     const auto view = registry.view<int, char>();
-    registry.remove<int>(view.begin(), view.end());
+    registry.erase<int>(view.begin(), view.end());
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(registry.has<int>(e0));
     ASSERT_FALSE(registry.has<int>(e1));
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
index 4ef43841e..c8d080cc6 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ TEST(SparseSet, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.contains(entt::entity{42}));
     ASSERT_EQ(set.index(entt::entity{42}), 0u);
 
-    set.erase(entt::entity{42});
+    set.remove(entt::entity{42});
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.empty());
     ASSERT_EQ(set.size(), 0u);
@@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ TEST(SparseSet, Pagination) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.contains(entt::entity{entt_per_page}));
     ASSERT_FALSE(set.contains(entt::entity{entt_per_page+1}));
 
-    set.erase(entt::entity{entt_per_page-1});
+    set.remove(entt::entity{entt_per_page-1});
 
     ASSERT_EQ(set.extent(), 2 * entt_per_page);
     ASSERT_FALSE(set.contains(entt::entity{entt_per_page-1}));
     ASSERT_TRUE(set.contains(entt::entity{entt_per_page}));
 
     set.shrink_to_fit();
-    set.erase(entt::entity{entt_per_page});
+    set.remove(entt::entity{entt_per_page});
 
     ASSERT_EQ(set.extent(), 2 * entt_per_page);
     ASSERT_FALSE(set.contains(entt::entity{entt_per_page-1}));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ TEST(SparseSet, Insert) {
     ASSERT_EQ(set.data()[set.index(entt::entity{24})], entt::entity{24});
 }
 
-TEST(SparseSet, RangeErase) {
+TEST(SparseSet, Erase) {
     entt::sparse_set set;
     entt::entity entities[3];
 
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
index 57a8c34c9..911768940 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST(Storage, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_EQ(*pool.try_get(entt::entity{41}), 3);
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.try_get(entt::entity{99}), nullptr);
 
-    pool.erase(entt::entity{41});
+    pool.remove(entt::entity{41});
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(pool.empty());
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.size(), 0u);
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ TEST(Storage, InsertEmptyType) {
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.size(), 2u);
 }
 
-TEST(Storage, RangeErase) {
+TEST(Storage, Erase) {
     entt::storage<int> pool;
     entt::sparse_set &base = pool;
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ TEST(Storage, TypesFromStandardTemplateLibraryMustWork) {
     // see #37 - this test shouldn't crash, that's all
     entt::storage<std::unordered_set<int>> pool;
     pool.emplace(entt::entity{0}).insert(42);
-    pool.erase(entt::entity{0});
+    pool.remove(entt::entity{0});
 }
 
 TEST(Storage, Iterator) {
diff --git a/test/example/multi_instance_storage.cpp b/test/example/multi_instance_storage.cpp
index 230dd967b..177ec4999 100644
--- a/test/example/multi_instance_storage.cpp
+++ b/test/example/multi_instance_storage.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ struct multi_instance_storage: entt::basic_storage<Entity, std::vector<Type>> {
     using iterator = typename underlying_storage::iterator;
     using const_iterator = typename underlying_storage::const_iterator;
 
-    template<typename... Args>
-    void insert(Args &&...) = delete;
+    template<typename... Args> void insert(Args &&...) = delete;
 
+    using underlying_storage::remove;
     using underlying_storage::erase;
 
     template<typename... Args>
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ struct multi_instance_storage: entt::basic_storage<Entity, std::vector<Type>> {
         return vec->emplace_back(Type{std::forward<Args>(args)...});
     }
 
-    void erase(const entity_type entt, const size_type index) {
+    void remove(const entity_type entt, const size_type index) {
         auto &vec = underlying_storage::get(entt);
         vec.erase(vec.begin() + index);
 
         if(vec.empty()) {
-            underlying_storage::erase(entt);
+            underlying_storage::remove(entt);
         }
     }
 };