hashTableVToK[valueBucket] = nextInBucketVToK[entry];
      nextInBucketVToK[entry] = ABSENT;
      return;
    }

    int prevInBucket = hashTableVToK[valueBucket];
    for (int entryInBucket = nextInBucketVToK[prevInBucket];
        entryInBucket != ABSENT;
        entryInBucket = nextInBucketVToK[entryInBucket]) {
      if (entryInBucket == entry) {
        nextInBucketVToK[prevInBucket] = nextInBucketVToK[entry];