diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
index 935cbb30..225a02ff 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
@@ -3458,11 +3458,6 @@ namespace boost {
           return 1;
         }
 
-        std::size_t erase_key_unique(const_key_type& k)
-        {
-          return this->erase_key_unique_impl(this->key_eq(), k);
-        }
-
         void erase_nodes_unique(node_pointer i, node_pointer j)
         {
           std::size_t bucket_index = this->node_bucket(i);
diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
index 78887a48..c0841cf7 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/unordered_set.hpp
@@ -436,6 +436,17 @@ namespace boost {
       iterator erase(const_iterator);
       size_type erase(const key_type&);
       iterator erase(const_iterator, const_iterator);
+
+      template <class Key>
+      typename boost::enable_if_c<
+        detail::transparent_non_iterable<Key, unordered_set>::value,
+        size_type>::type
+      erase(BOOST_FWD_REF(Key) k)
+      {
+        return table_.erase_key_unique_impl(
+          this->key_eq(), boost::forward<Key>(k));
+      }
+
       BOOST_UNORDERED_DEPRECATED("Use erase instead")
       void quick_erase(const_iterator it) { erase(it); }
       BOOST_UNORDERED_DEPRECATED("Use erase instead")
@@ -1355,7 +1366,7 @@ namespace boost {
     typename unordered_set<T, H, P, A>::size_type
     unordered_set<T, H, P, A>::erase(const key_type& k)
     {
-      return table_.erase_key_unique(k);
+      return table_.erase_key_unique_impl(this->key_eq(), k);
     }
 
     template <class T, class H, class P, class A>
diff --git a/test/unordered/transparent_tests.cpp b/test/unordered/transparent_tests.cpp
index c53c2292..9734e28e 100644
--- a/test/unordered/transparent_tests.cpp
+++ b/test/unordered/transparent_tests.cpp
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ multimap_erase_const_overload_compile_test()
   return map.erase(c);
 }
 
-template <class UnorderedMap> void test_transparent_erase()
+template <class UnorderedMap> void test_map_transparent_erase()
 {
   count_reset();
 
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ template <class UnorderedMap> void test_transparent_erase()
   BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, expected_key_count);
 }
 
-template <class UnorderedMap> void test_non_transparent_erase()
+template <class UnorderedMap> void test_map_non_transparent_erase()
 {
   count_reset();
 
@@ -768,6 +768,109 @@ template <class UnorderedMap> void test_non_transparent_erase()
   BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, key_count);
 }
 
+typedef boost::unordered_set<int, transparent_hasher, transparent_key_equal>
+  transparent_unordered_set;
+
+transparent_unordered_set::iterator set_erase_overload_compile_test()
+{
+  convertible_to_iterator<transparent_unordered_set> c;
+  transparent_unordered_set set;
+  transparent_unordered_set::iterator pos = set.begin();
+  pos = c;
+  return set.erase(c);
+}
+
+transparent_unordered_set::const_iterator
+set_erase_const_overload_compile_test()
+{
+  convertible_to_const_iterator<transparent_unordered_set> c;
+  transparent_unordered_set set;
+  transparent_unordered_set::const_iterator pos = set.begin();
+  pos = c;
+  return set.erase(c);
+}
+
+template <class UnorderedSet> void test_set_transparent_erase()
+{
+  count_reset();
+
+  UnorderedSet set;
+
+  unsigned long num_erased = 0;
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(0);
+  BOOST_TEST(set.empty());
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, 0);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, 0);
+
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(1);
+  set.insert(2);
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(0);
+
+  BOOST_TEST(set.find(0) != set.end());
+
+  int const expected_key_count = key::count_;
+  int const expected_num_erased = static_cast<int>(set.size() - 2);
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(0);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, expected_num_erased);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(set.size(), 2);
+  BOOST_TEST(set.find(0) == set.end());
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(1337);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, 0);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(set.size(), 2);
+
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, expected_key_count);
+}
+
+template <class UnorderedSet> void test_set_non_transparent_erase()
+{
+  count_reset();
+
+  UnorderedSet set;
+
+  unsigned long num_erased = 0;
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(0);
+  BOOST_TEST(set.empty());
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, 0);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, 1);
+
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(1);
+  set.insert(2);
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(0);
+  set.insert(0);
+
+  int const expected_num_erased = static_cast<int>(set.size() - 2);
+
+  BOOST_TEST(set.find(0) != set.end());
+
+  int key_count = key::count_;
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(0);
+  ++key_count;
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, key_count);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, expected_num_erased);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(set.size(), 2);
+
+  BOOST_TEST(set.find(0) == set.end());
+  ++key_count;
+
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, key_count);
+
+  num_erased = set.erase(1337);
+  ++key_count;
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(num_erased, 0);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(set.size(), 2);
+  BOOST_TEST_EQ(key::count_, key_count);
+}
+
 // test that in the presence of the member function template `extract()`, we
 // still invoke the correct iterator overloads when the type is implicitly
 // convertible
@@ -884,7 +987,7 @@ void test_unordered_map()
     test_transparent_count<unordered_map>();
     test_map_transparent_find<unordered_map>();
     test_transparent_equal_range<unordered_map>();
-    test_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
+    test_map_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
     test_transparent_extract<unordered_map>();
   }
 
@@ -896,7 +999,7 @@ void test_unordered_map()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_map>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_map>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_map>();
   }
 
@@ -909,7 +1012,7 @@ void test_unordered_map()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_map>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_map>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_map>();
   }
 
@@ -922,7 +1025,7 @@ void test_unordered_map()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_map>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_map>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_map>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_map>();
   }
 }
@@ -937,7 +1040,7 @@ void test_unordered_multimap()
     test_transparent_count<unordered_multimap>();
     test_map_transparent_find<unordered_multimap>();
     test_transparent_equal_range<unordered_multimap>();
-    test_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
+    test_map_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
     test_transparent_extract<unordered_multimap>();
   }
 
@@ -950,7 +1053,7 @@ void test_unordered_multimap()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_multimap>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_multimap>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_multimap>();
   }
 
@@ -963,7 +1066,7 @@ void test_unordered_multimap()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_multimap>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_multimap>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_multimap>();
   }
 
@@ -976,7 +1079,7 @@ void test_unordered_multimap()
     test_non_transparent_count<unordered_multimap>();
     test_map_non_transparent_find<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_equal_range<unordered_multimap>();
-    test_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
+    test_map_non_transparent_erase<unordered_multimap>();
     test_non_transparent_extract<unordered_multimap>();
   }
 }
@@ -988,6 +1091,7 @@ void test_unordered_set()
       unordered_set;
 
     test_set_transparent_find<unordered_set>();
+    test_set_transparent_erase<unordered_set>();
   }
 
   {
@@ -996,6 +1100,7 @@ void test_unordered_set()
     typedef boost::unordered_set<key, hasher, key_equal> unordered_set;
 
     test_set_non_transparent_find<unordered_set>();
+    test_set_non_transparent_erase<unordered_set>();
   }
 
   {
@@ -1005,6 +1110,7 @@ void test_unordered_set()
       unordered_set;
 
     test_set_non_transparent_find<unordered_set>();
+    test_set_non_transparent_erase<unordered_set>();
   }
 
   {
@@ -1014,6 +1120,7 @@ void test_unordered_set()
       unordered_set;
 
     test_set_non_transparent_find<unordered_set>();
+    test_set_non_transparent_erase<unordered_set>();
   }
 }