diff -r 31bf97fdbf71 -r 60ff4561dc04 test/test_list.c
--- a/test/test_list.c	Sat Dec 04 17:38:23 2021 +0100
+++ b/test/test_list.c	Mon Dec 20 11:17:06 2021 +0100
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@
 
     void *begin;
     void *end;
-    void *result;
 
     // single linked list
     struct node third = {NULL};
@@ -296,23 +295,17 @@
     struct node first = {&second};
     begin = &first;
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &second);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(result, &first)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &second);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(begin, &first)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(first.next, &third)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(second.next)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(third.next)
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &first);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(result, &third)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &first);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(begin, &third)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(first.next)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(third.next)
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &third);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(result)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, NULL, -1, loc, &third);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(begin)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(third.next)
 
     // doubly linked list
     struct dnode dthird = {NULL , NULL};
@@ -323,32 +316,23 @@
     begin = &dfirst;
     end = &dthird;
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dsecond);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(result, &dfirst)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dsecond);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(begin, &dfirst)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(end, &dthird)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dfirst.prev)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(dfirst.next, &dthird)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dsecond.prev)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dsecond.next)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(dthird.prev, &dfirst)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dthird.next)
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dthird);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(result, &dfirst)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dthird);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(begin, &dfirst)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_EQUAL(end, &dfirst)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dfirst.prev)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dfirst.next)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dthird.prev)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dthird.next)
 
-    result = cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dfirst);
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(result)
+    cx_linked_list_remove(&begin, &end, ploc, loc, &dfirst);
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(begin)
     CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(end)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dfirst.next)
-    CU_ASSERT_PTR_NULL(dfirst.prev)
 }
 
 void test_linked_list_size(void) {