diff --git a/src/CanonicalTXSet.cpp b/src/CanonicalTXSet.cpp
index 93ed79ccd4..c46c089374 100644
--- a/src/CanonicalTXSet.cpp
+++ b/src/CanonicalTXSet.cpp
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ void CanonicalTXSet::push_back(SerializedTransaction::pointer txn)
 	mMap.insert(std::make_pair(CanonicalTXKey(effectiveAccount, txn->getSequence(), txn->getTransactionID()), txn));
 }
 
-void CanonicalTXSet::eraseInc(iterator& it)
+CanonicalTXSet::iterator CanonicalTXSet::erase(const iterator& it)
 {
-	iterator tmp = it++;
-	mMap.erase(tmp);
+	iterator tmp = it;
+	++tmp;
+	mMap.erase(it);
+	return tmp;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/CanonicalTXSet.h b/src/CanonicalTXSet.h
index f78c580cd9..6978859af7 100644
--- a/src/CanonicalTXSet.h
+++ b/src/CanonicalTXSet.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ public:
 	CanonicalTXSet(const uint256& lclHash) : mSetHash(lclHash) { ; }
 
 	void push_back(SerializedTransaction::pointer txn);
-	void erase(const iterator& it)	{ mMap.erase(it); }
-	void eraseInc(iterator& it);
+	iterator erase(const iterator& it);
 
 	iterator begin()				{ return mMap.begin(); }
 	iterator end()					{ return mMap.end(); }
diff --git a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
index a1aa85ef3e..ca556745b1 100644
--- a/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
+++ b/src/LedgerConsensus.cpp
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ void LedgerConsensus::applyTransactions(SHAMap::pointer set, Ledger::pointer led
 				if (result <= 0)
 				{
 					if (result == 0) ++successes;
-					failedTransactions.eraseInc(it);
+					it = failedTransactions.erase(it);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ void LedgerConsensus::applyTransactions(SHAMap::pointer set, Ledger::pointer led
 			catch (...)
 			{
 				Log(lsWARNING) << "   Throws";
-				failedTransactions.eraseInc(it);
+				it = failedTransactions.erase(it);
 			}
 		}
 	} while (successes > 0);