diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
index 4519c2c4..9fddd6b9 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantData.hpp
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ class VariantData {
     flags_ = uint8_t((flags_ & OWNED_KEY_BIT) | (src.flags_ & ~OWNED_KEY_BIT));
   }
 
+  template <typename TAdaptedString>
+  void removeMember(TAdaptedString key, MemoryPool* pool) {
+    collectionRemoveMember(asObject(), key, pool);
+  }
+
   void reset() {
     flags_ = VALUE_IS_NULL;
   }
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
index 396551b5..fc31249e 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Variant/VariantFunctions.hpp
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ bool collectionCopy(CollectionData* dst, const CollectionData* src,
                     MemoryPool* pool);
 void collectionRemoveElement(CollectionData* data, size_t index,
                              MemoryPool* pool);
-template <typename TAdaptedString>
-void collectionRemoveMember(CollectionData* data, TAdaptedString key,
-                            MemoryPool* pool);
 
 template <typename TVisitor>
 inline typename TVisitor::result_type variantAccept(const VariantData* var,
@@ -183,7 +180,7 @@ void variantRemoveMember(VariantData* var, TAdaptedString key,
                          MemoryPool* pool) {
   if (!var)
     return;
-  collectionRemoveMember(var->asObject(), key, pool);
+  var->removeMember(key, pool);
 }
 
 inline bool variantIsNull(const VariantData* var) {