hashTableKToV[keyBucket] = nextInBucketKToV[entry];
      nextInBucketKToV[entry] = ABSENT;
      return;
    }

    int prevInBucket = hashTableKToV[keyBucket];
    for (int entryInBucket = nextInBucketKToV[prevInBucket];
        entryInBucket != ABSENT;
        entryInBucket = nextInBucketKToV[entryInBucket]) {
      if (entryInBucket == entry) {
        nextInBucketKToV[prevInBucket] = nextInBucketKToV[entry];