diff --git a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
index a8209244c037..756a50c68276 100644
--- a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
+++ b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
@@ -385,13 +385,10 @@ public void removeNode_nodeNotPresent() {
   public void removeNode_queryAfterRemoval() {
     assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();
 
-    putEdge(N1, N2);
-    putEdge(N2, N1);
-    Set<Integer> n1AdjacentNodes = graph.adjacentNodes(N1);
-    Set<Integer> n2AdjacentNodes = graph.adjacentNodes(N2);
+    addNode(N1);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    Set<Integer> unused = graph.adjacentNodes(N1); // ensure cache (if any) is populated
     assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeNode(N1)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(n1AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
-    assertThat(n2AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
     IllegalArgumentException e =
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> graph.adjacentNodes(N1));
     assertNodeNotInGraphErrorMessage(e);
diff --git a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
index b9558f706e86..a5fc1b254bc6 100644
--- a/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
+++ b/android/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
@@ -670,12 +670,11 @@ public void removeNode_nodeNotPresent() {
   public void removeNode_queryAfterRemoval() {
     assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();
 
-    addEdge(N1, N2, E12);
-    Set<Integer> n1AdjacentNodes = networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1);
-    Set<Integer> n2AdjacentNodes = networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N2);
+    addNode(N1);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    Set<Integer> unused =
+        networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1); // ensure cache (if any) is populated
     assertTrue(networkAsMutableNetwork.removeNode(N1));
-    assertThat(n1AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
-    assertThat(n2AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
     IllegalArgumentException e =
         assertThrows(
             IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1));
diff --git a/android/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java b/android/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
index 1ad474083610..0ea641a5b1cd 100644
--- a/android/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
+++ b/android/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import static com.google.common.graph.Graphs.checkPositive;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 
@@ -137,21 +136,17 @@ public boolean removeNode(N node) {
       }
     }
 
-    for (N successor : ImmutableList.copyOf(connections.successors())) {
+    for (N successor : connections.successors()) {
       // requireNonNull is safe because the node is a successor.
       requireNonNull(nodeConnections.getWithoutCaching(successor)).removePredecessor(node);
-      requireNonNull(connections.removeSuccessor(successor));
       --edgeCount;
     }
     if (isDirected()) { // In undirected graphs, the successor and predecessor sets are equal.
-      // Since views are returned, we need to copy the predecessors that will be removed.
-      // Thus we avoid modifying the underlying view while iterating over it.
-      for (N predecessor : ImmutableList.copyOf(connections.predecessors())) {
+      for (N predecessor : connections.predecessors()) {
         // requireNonNull is safe because the node is a predecessor.
         checkState(
             requireNonNull(nodeConnections.getWithoutCaching(predecessor)).removeSuccessor(node)
                 != null);
-        connections.removePredecessor(predecessor);
         --edgeCount;
       }
     }
diff --git a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
index a8209244c037..756a50c68276 100644
--- a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
+++ b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractGraphTest.java
@@ -385,13 +385,10 @@ public void removeNode_nodeNotPresent() {
   public void removeNode_queryAfterRemoval() {
     assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();
 
-    putEdge(N1, N2);
-    putEdge(N2, N1);
-    Set<Integer> n1AdjacentNodes = graph.adjacentNodes(N1);
-    Set<Integer> n2AdjacentNodes = graph.adjacentNodes(N2);
+    addNode(N1);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    Set<Integer> unused = graph.adjacentNodes(N1); // ensure cache (if any) is populated
     assertThat(graphAsMutableGraph.removeNode(N1)).isTrue();
-    assertThat(n1AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
-    assertThat(n2AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
     IllegalArgumentException e =
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> graph.adjacentNodes(N1));
     assertNodeNotInGraphErrorMessage(e);
diff --git a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
index a29ffc5ae42b..5d3f53505870 100644
--- a/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
+++ b/guava-tests/test/com/google/common/graph/AbstractNetworkTest.java
@@ -677,12 +677,11 @@ public void removeNode_nodeNotPresent() {
   public void removeNode_queryAfterRemoval() {
     assume().that(graphIsMutable()).isTrue();
 
-    addEdge(N1, N2, E12);
-    Set<Integer> n1AdjacentNodes = networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1);
-    Set<Integer> n2AdjacentNodes = networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N2);
+    addNode(N1);
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    Set<Integer> unused =
+        networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1); // ensure cache (if any) is populated
     assertTrue(networkAsMutableNetwork.removeNode(N1));
-    assertThat(n1AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
-    assertThat(n2AdjacentNodes).isEmpty();
     IllegalArgumentException e =
         assertThrows(
             IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> networkAsMutableNetwork.adjacentNodes(N1));
diff --git a/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java b/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
index 1ad474083610..0ea641a5b1cd 100644
--- a/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
+++ b/guava/src/com/google/common/graph/StandardMutableValueGraph.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import static com.google.common.graph.Graphs.checkPositive;
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
 import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
 
@@ -137,21 +136,17 @@ public boolean removeNode(N node) {
       }
     }
 
-    for (N successor : ImmutableList.copyOf(connections.successors())) {
+    for (N successor : connections.successors()) {
       // requireNonNull is safe because the node is a successor.
       requireNonNull(nodeConnections.getWithoutCaching(successor)).removePredecessor(node);
-      requireNonNull(connections.removeSuccessor(successor));
       --edgeCount;
     }
     if (isDirected()) { // In undirected graphs, the successor and predecessor sets are equal.
-      // Since views are returned, we need to copy the predecessors that will be removed.
-      // Thus we avoid modifying the underlying view while iterating over it.
-      for (N predecessor : ImmutableList.copyOf(connections.predecessors())) {
+      for (N predecessor : connections.predecessors()) {
         // requireNonNull is safe because the node is a predecessor.
         checkState(
             requireNonNull(nodeConnections.getWithoutCaching(predecessor)).removeSuccessor(node)
                 != null);
-        connections.removePredecessor(predecessor);
         --edgeCount;
       }
     }