diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index 7a3a2c00..9508fa77 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 ARDUINOJSON_BEGIN_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
 
 VariantData* collectionAddElement(CollectionData* array, MemoryPool* pool);
+void collectionRemoveElement(CollectionData* data, size_t index,
+                             MemoryPool* pool);
 template <typename T>
 T parseNumber(const char* s);
 void slotRelease(VariantSlot* slot, MemoryPool* pool);
@@ -275,6 +277,10 @@ class VariantData {
     flags_ = uint8_t((flags_ & OWNED_KEY_BIT) | (src.flags_ & ~OWNED_KEY_BIT));
   }
 
+  void removeElement(size_t index, MemoryPool* pool) {
+    collectionRemoveElement(asArray(), index, pool);
+  }
+
   template <typename TAdaptedString>
   void removeMember(TAdaptedString key, MemoryPool* pool) {
     collectionRemoveMember(asObject(), key, pool);
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
index 053d2c8b..5d5faa25 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ ARDUINOJSON_BEGIN_PRIVATE_NAMESPACE
 
 bool collectionCopy(CollectionData* dst, const CollectionData* src,
                     MemoryPool* pool);
-void collectionRemoveElement(CollectionData* data, size_t index,
-                             MemoryPool* pool);
 
 template <typename TVisitor>
 inline typename TVisitor::result_type variantAccept(const VariantData* var,
@@ -157,7 +155,7 @@ inline void variantRemoveElement(VariantData* var, size_t index,
                                  MemoryPool* pool) {
   if (!var)
     return;
-  collectionRemoveElement(var->asArray(), index, pool);
+  var->removeElement(index, pool);
 }
 
 template <typename TAdaptedString>