diff --git a/src/model/array.rs b/src/model/array.rs
index 06d1b5885..02607547a 100644
--- a/src/model/array.rs
+++ b/src/model/array.rs
@@ -93,15 +93,14 @@ impl Array {
     }
 
     /// Remove and return the value at the specified index.
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, index: i64) -> StrResult<()> {
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, index: i64) -> StrResult<Value> {
         let len = self.len();
         let i = self
             .locate(index)
             .filter(|&i| i < self.0.len())
             .ok_or_else(|| out_of_bounds(index, len))?;
 
-        Arc::make_mut(&mut self.0).remove(i);
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(Arc::make_mut(&mut self.0).remove(i))
     }
 
     /// Extract a contigous subregion of the array.
diff --git a/src/model/dict.rs b/src/model/dict.rs
index 6e014d7e9..e3c5454e6 100644
--- a/src/model/dict.rs
+++ b/src/model/dict.rs
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ impl Dict {
         Arc::make_mut(&mut self.0).insert(key, value);
     }
 
-    /// Remove a mapping by `key`.
-    pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &str) -> StrResult<()> {
+    /// Remove a mapping by `key` and return the value.
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, key: &str) -> StrResult<Value> {
         match Arc::make_mut(&mut self.0).remove(key) {
-            Some(_) => Ok(()),
+            Some(value) => Ok(value),
             None => Err(missing_key(key)),
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/model/eval.rs b/src/model/eval.rs
index 3223ef8f9..6ad27d6ec 100644
--- a/src/model/eval.rs
+++ b/src/model/eval.rs
@@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::MethodCall {
         let result = if methods::is_mutating(&method) {
             let args = self.args().eval(vm)?;
             let value = self.target().access(vm)?;
-            methods::call_mut(value, &method, args, span).map(|()| Value::None)
+            methods::call_mut(value, &method, args, span)
         } else {
             let value = self.target().eval(vm)?;
             let args = self.args().eval(vm)?;
diff --git a/src/model/methods.rs b/src/model/methods.rs
index fc33bea97..dac36be25 100644
--- a/src/model/methods.rs
+++ b/src/model/methods.rs
@@ -128,9 +128,10 @@ pub fn call_mut(
     method: &str,
     mut args: Args,
     span: Span,
-) -> SourceResult<()> {
+) -> SourceResult<Value> {
     let name = value.type_name();
     let missing = || Err(missing_method(name, method)).at(span);
+    let mut output = Value::None;
 
     match value {
         Value::Array(array) => match method {
@@ -139,12 +140,14 @@ pub fn call_mut(
             "insert" => {
                 array.insert(args.expect("index")?, args.expect("value")?).at(span)?
             }
-            "remove" => array.remove(args.expect("index")?).at(span)?,
+            "remove" => output = array.remove(args.expect("index")?).at(span)?,
             _ => return missing(),
         },
 
         Value::Dict(dict) => match method {
-            "remove" => dict.remove(&args.expect::<EcoString>("key")?).at(span)?,
+            "remove" => {
+                output = dict.remove(&args.expect::<EcoString>("key")?).at(span)?
+            }
             _ => return missing(),
         },
 
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ pub fn call_mut(
     }
 
     args.finish()?;
-    Ok(())
+    Ok(output)
 }
 
 /// Whether a specific method is mutating.