return backingValueGraph.removeNode(node);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return backingValueGraph.removeEdge(nodeU, nodeV) != null;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return removeEdge(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }

    return backingValueGraph.removeNode(node);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(N nodeU, N nodeV) {
    return backingValueGraph.removeEdge(nodeU, nodeV) != null;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean removeEdge(EndpointPair<N> endpoints) {
    validateEndpoints(endpoints);
    return removeEdge(endpoints.nodeU(), endpoints.nodeV());
  }

  /**
   * Removes the edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code nodeV}, if it is present.
   *
   * @return {@code true} if the graph was modified as a result of this call
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  boolean removeEdge(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**
   * Removes the edge connecting {@code endpoints}, if it is present.
   *
   * <p>If this graph is directed, {@code endpoints} must be ordered.
   *

    directedGraph.putEdge(N2, N1);
    containsExactlySanityCheck(edges, EndpointPair.ordered(N1, N2), EndpointPair.ordered(N2, N1));

    directedGraph.removeEdge(N1, N2);
    directedGraph.removeEdge(N2, N1);
    containsExactlySanityCheck(edges);

    assertThrows(
        UnsupportedOperationException.class, () -> edges.add(EndpointPair.ordered(N1, N2)));
  }

  @Test

   *
   * @return the value previously associated with the edge connecting {@code nodeU} to {@code
   *     nodeV}, or null if there was no such edge.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Nullable V removeEdge(N nodeU, N nodeV);

  /**
   * Removes the edge connecting {@code endpoints}, if it is present.
   *
   * <p>If this graph is directed, {@code endpoints} must be ordered.
   *

      Collections.shuffle(edgeList, gen);
      int numEdgesToRemove = gen.nextInt(NUM_EDGES);
      for (int i = 0; i < numEdgesToRemove; ++i) {
        EndpointPair<Integer> edge = edgeList.get(i);
        assertThat(graph.removeEdge(edge.nodeU(), edge.nodeV())).isTrue();
      }

      assertThat(graph.nodes()).hasSize(NUM_NODES);
      assertThat(graph.edges()).hasSize(NUM_EDGES - numEdgesToRemove);
      AbstractGraphTest.validateGraph(graph);

      Collections.shuffle(edgeList, gen);
      int numEdgesToRemove = gen.nextInt(NUM_EDGES);
      for (int i = 0; i < numEdgesToRemove; ++i) {
        Object edge = edgeList.get(i);
        assertThat(network.removeEdge(edge)).isTrue();
      }

      assertThat(network.nodes()).hasSize(NUM_NODES);
      assertThat(network.edges()).hasSize(NUM_EDGES - numEdgesToRemove);
      AbstractNetworkTest.validateNetwork(network);

      Collections.shuffle(edgeList, gen);
      int numEdgesToRemove = gen.nextInt(NUM_EDGES);
      for (int i = 0; i < numEdgesToRemove; ++i) {
        EndpointPair<Integer> edge = edgeList.get(i);
        assertThat(graph.removeEdge(edge.nodeU(), edge.nodeV())).isTrue();
      }

      assertThat(graph.nodes()).hasSize(NUM_NODES);
      assertThat(graph.edges()).hasSize(NUM_EDGES - numEdgesToRemove);
      AbstractGraphTest.validateGraph(graph);