diff --git a/include/stdalgo.h b/include/stdalgo.h
index 9a1c29445..b68827d39 100644
--- a/include/stdalgo.h
+++ b/include/stdalgo.h
@@ -86,24 +86,6 @@ namespace stdalgo
 		delete p;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Remove an element from a container
-	 * @param cont Container to remove the element from
-	 * @param val Value of the element to look for and remove
-	 * @return True if the element was found and removed, false otherwise
-	 */
-	template <template<typename, typename> class Cont, typename T, typename Alloc>
-	inline bool erase(Cont<T, Alloc>& cont, const T& val)
-	{
-		const typename Cont<T, Alloc>::iterator it = std::find(cont.begin(), cont.end(), val);
-		if (it != cont.end())
-		{
-			cont.erase(it);
-			return true;
-		}
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Check if an element with the given value is in a container. Equivalent to (std::find(cont.begin(), cont.end(), val) != cont.end()).
 	 * @param cont Container to find the element in
diff --git a/modules/dccallow.cpp b/modules/dccallow.cpp
index 734fec6bc..02d53354f 100644
--- a/modules/dccallow.cpp
+++ b/modules/dccallow.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ public:
 
 		// remove their DCCALLOW list if they have one
 		if (udl)
-			stdalgo::erase(ul, user);
+			std::erase(ul, user);
 
 		// remove them from any DCCALLOW lists
 		// they are currently on
diff --git a/modules/helpmode.cpp b/modules/helpmode.cpp
index 358cba400..a4103f730 100644
--- a/modules/helpmode.cpp
+++ b/modules/helpmode.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 		if (change.adding)
 			helpers.push_back(dest);
 		else
-			stdalgo::erase(helpers, dest);
+			std::erase(helpers, dest);
 
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public:
 	void OnUserQuit(User* user, const std::string& message, const std::string& opermessage) override
 	{
 		if (user->IsModeSet(helpop))
-			stdalgo::erase(helpop.helpers, user);
+			std::erase(helpop.helpers, user);
 	}
 
 	void OnWhois(Whois::Context& whois) override
diff --git a/modules/ircv3_batch.cpp b/modules/ircv3_batch.cpp
index b3be91fcb..76e4074e7 100644
--- a/modules/ircv3_batch.cpp
+++ b/modules/ircv3_batch.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		// erase() not swaperase because the reftag generation logic depends on the order of the elements
-		stdalgo::erase(active_batches, &batch);
+		std::erase(active_batches, &batch);
 		delete batch.batchinfo;
 		batch.batchinfo = nullptr;
 	}
diff --git a/modules/spanningtree/treeserver.cpp b/modules/spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
index d8b9167aa..9136349a3 100644
--- a/modules/spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
+++ b/modules/spanningtree/treeserver.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void TreeServer::FinishBurst()
 
 void TreeServer::SQuitChild(TreeServer* server, const std::string& reason, bool error)
 {
-	stdalgo::erase(Children, server);
+	std::erase(Children, server);
 
 	if (IsRoot())
 	{
diff --git a/src/modules.cpp b/src/modules.cpp
index f4f8d2426..f8c589479 100644
--- a/src/modules.cpp
+++ b/src/modules.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ ServiceProvider::ServiceProvider(Module* Creator, const std::string& Name, Servi
 void ServiceProvider::DisableAutoRegister()
 {
 	if ((ServerInstance) && (ServerInstance->Modules.NewServices))
-		stdalgo::erase(*ServerInstance->Modules.NewServices, this);
+		std::erase(*ServerInstance->Modules.NewServices, this);
 }
 
 const char* ServiceProvider::GetTypeString() const
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ bool ModuleManager::Attach(Implementation i, Module* mod)
 
 bool ModuleManager::Detach(Implementation i, Module* mod)
 {
-	return stdalgo::erase(EventHandlers[i], mod);
+	return std::erase(EventHandlers[i], mod);
 }
 
 void ModuleManager::Attach(const Implementation* i, Module* mod, size_t sz)
diff --git a/src/users.cpp b/src/users.cpp
index 3268e5b58..28b0109b5 100644
--- a/src/users.cpp
+++ b/src/users.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ Cullable::Result User::Cull()
 		ServerInstance->Users.RemoveCloneCounts(this);
 
 	if (server->IsService())
-		stdalgo::erase(ServerInstance->Users.all_services, this);
+		std::erase(ServerInstance->Users.all_services, this);
 
 	return Extensible::Cull();
 }
diff --git a/src/xline.cpp b/src/xline.cpp
index 32a6fd1a8..6f95b0baa 100644
--- a/src/xline.cpp
+++ b/src/xline.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ bool XLineManager::DelLine(const std::string& hostmask, const std::string& type,
 
 	y->second->Unset();
 
-	stdalgo::erase(pending_lines, y->second);
+	std::erase(pending_lines, y->second);
 
 	delete y->second;
 	x->second.erase(y);
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void XLineManager::ExpireLine(ContainerIter container, LookupIter item, bool sil
 	 * is pending, cleared when it is no longer pending, so we skip over this loop if its not pending?
 	 * -- Brain
 	 */
-	stdalgo::erase(pending_lines, item->second);
+	std::erase(pending_lines, item->second);
 
 	delete item->second;
 	container->second.erase(item);