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());
  }

    putEdge(N1, N2);
    putEdge(N2, N1);

    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N1, N2)).isTrue();
    assertThat(graph.successors(N1)).isEmpty();
    assertThat(graph.predecessors(N1)).containsExactly(N2);
    assertThat(graph.edges()).hasSize(1);

    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N2, N1)).isTrue();
    assertThat(graph.successors(N1)).isEmpty();

  /**
   * 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.
   *

    assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();

    putEdge(N1, N2);
    putEdge(N2, N1); // no-op

    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N1, N2)).isTrue();
    assertThat(graph.adjacentNodes(N1)).isEmpty();
    assertThat(graph.edges()).isEmpty();
    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N2, N1)).isFalse();
  }

  @Test
  public void removeNode_existingNodeWithSelfLoopEdge() {

  }

  @Test
  public void removeEdge_existingEdge() {
    assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();

    addEdge(N1, N2, E12);
    assertTrue(networkAsMutableNetwork.removeEdge(E12));
    assertFalse(networkAsMutableNetwork.removeEdge(E12));
    assertThat(networkAsMutableNetwork.edges()).doesNotContain(E12);
    assertThat(networkAsMutableNetwork.edgesConnecting(N1, N2)).isEmpty();
  }

  @Test

    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

    assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();

    putEdge(N1, N2);
    putEdge(N2, N1); // no-op

    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N1, N2)).isTrue();
    assertThat(graph.adjacentNodes(N1)).isEmpty();
    assertThat(graph.edges()).isEmpty();
    assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeEdge(N2, N1)).isFalse();
  }

  @Test
  public void removeNode_existingNodeWithSelfLoopEdge() {

   *
   * @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);