diff --git a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Skiplist.h b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Skiplist.h
index 59db1f7b885..81e289f23de 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Skiplist.h
+++ b/STL_Extension/include/CGAL/Skiplist.h
@@ -216,16 +216,18 @@ public:
 
   /// Insert \c t before \c pos in the all_view. \t will not be inserted into the skip view.
   /// @returns an skip_iterator to the inserted element.
-  skip_iterator insert(all_iterator pos, const value_type& t)
+  all_iterator insert(all_iterator pos, const value_type& t)
   {
-    return skip_.iterator_to(*all_.insert(pos.base(), *new Node(t)));
+    return all_.insert(pos.base(), *new Node(t));
   }
 
-  // /// Insert \c t before \c pos in the all_view. \t will be inserted into the skip view.
-  // /// @returns an iterator to the inserted element.
-  // skip_iterator insert(skip_iterator pos, const value_type& t)
-  // {
-  // }
+  /// Insert \c t before \c pos in the all_view. \t will be inserted into the skip view.
+  /// @returns an iterator to the inserted element.
+  skip_iterator insert(skip_iterator pos, const value_type& t)
+  {
+    all_iterator it = insert(static_cast<all_iterator>(pos), t);
+    return skip_.insert(pos.base(), *it.base());
+  }
 
   /// Insert the range [begin,end) into the all view. If the container
   /// is empty() the range will also be visible in the skip view.
@@ -243,6 +245,17 @@ public:
     }
   }
 
+  /// Drop the contents of iterator \c it from both views.
+
+  all_iterator erase(all_iterator it)
+  {
+    if(!is_skipped(it)) {
+      skip_.erase(skip_.iterator_to(*it.base()));
+    }
+
+    return all_.erase_and_dispose(it.base(), Node_disposer());
+  }
+
   size_type
   all_size() const { return all_.size(); }
 
diff --git a/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_skiplist.cpp b/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_skiplist.cpp
index 8aa493c50f1..e84cbf8f5a4 100644
--- a/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_skiplist.cpp
+++ b/STL_Extension/test/STL_Extension/test_skiplist.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( test_insert, Fixture )
                                 all.begin(), all.end());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(l.skip_begin(), l.skip_end(), 
                                 skips.begin(), skips.end());
-  
+
   // the same goes for inserting at an arbitrary position
   skip::all_iterator pos = boost::next(l.all_begin(), 3);
   l.insert(boost::next(l.all_begin(), 3)
@@ -203,6 +203,29 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( test_implicit_conversion, Fixture )
   BOOST_CHECK(all == l.all_begin());
 }
 
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( test_erase, Fixture )
+{
+  // erase 3
+  l.erase(boost::next(l.all_begin(), 2));
+  skips.erase(std::remove(skips.begin(), skips.end(), 3), skips.end());
+  all.erase(std::remove(all.begin(), all.end(), 3), all.end());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(l.skip_begin(), l.skip_end(), 
+                                skips.begin(), skips.end());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(l.all_begin(), l.all_end(), 
+                                all.begin(), all.end());
+
+  // skip 2 first and then erase it
+  l.skip(boost::next(l.all_begin()));
+  skips.erase(std::remove(skips.begin(), skips.end(), 2), skips.end());
+  all.erase(std::remove(all.begin(), all.end(), 2), all.end());
+  l.erase(boost::next(l.all_begin()));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(l.skip_begin(), l.skip_end(), 
+                                skips.begin(), skips.end());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL_COLLECTIONS(l.all_begin(), l.all_end(), 
+                                all.begin(), all.end());
+}
+
+
 // trick cgal_create_cmake_script
 // int main()
 // {