@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      K castKey = (K) key;
      @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") // similar to the above
      V castValue = (V) value;

      alertListenerIfPresent(castKey, castValue, RemovalCause.EXPLICIT);
      remove(key);
      return true;
    }
    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public boolean replace(K key, V oldValue, V newValue) {