diff --git a/src/bitmap/ops.rs b/src/bitmap/ops.rs
index 31e7da9a6..b05c612e6 100644
--- a/src/bitmap/ops.rs
+++ b/src/bitmap/ops.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::ops::{BitAnd, BitAndAssign, BitOr, BitOrAssign, BitXor, BitXorAssign, Sub, SubAssign};
 
-use crate::RoaringBitmap;
+use crate::{retain_mut, RoaringBitmap};
 
 impl RoaringBitmap {
     /// Unions in-place with the specified other bitmap.
@@ -72,23 +72,15 @@ impl RoaringBitmap {
     /// assert_eq!(rb1, rb3);
     /// ```
     pub fn intersect_with(&mut self, other: &RoaringBitmap) {
-        let mut index = 0;
-        while index < self.containers.len() {
-            let key = self.containers[index].key;
-            match other.containers.binary_search_by_key(&key, |c| c.key) {
-                Err(_) => {
-                    self.containers.remove(index);
-                }
+        retain_mut(&mut self.containers, |cont| {
+            match other.containers.binary_search_by_key(&cont.key, |c| c.key) {
                 Ok(loc) => {
-                    self.containers[index].intersect_with(&other.containers[loc]);
-                    if self.containers[index].len == 0 {
-                        self.containers.remove(index);
-                    } else {
-                        index += 1;
-                    }
+                    cont.intersect_with(&other.containers[loc]);
+                    cont.len != 0
                 }
+                Err(_) => false,
             }
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     /// Removes all values in the specified other bitmap from self, in-place.
@@ -121,23 +113,15 @@ impl RoaringBitmap {
     /// assert_eq!(rb1, rb3);
     /// ```
     pub fn difference_with(&mut self, other: &RoaringBitmap) {
-        let mut index = 0;
-        while index < self.containers.len() {
-            let key = self.containers[index].key;
-            match other.containers.binary_search_by_key(&key, |c| c.key) {
+        retain_mut(&mut self.containers, |cont| {
+            match other.containers.binary_search_by_key(&cont.key, |c| c.key) {
                 Ok(loc) => {
-                    self.containers[index].difference_with(&other.containers[loc]);
-                    if self.containers[index].len == 0 {
-                        self.containers.remove(index);
-                    } else {
-                        index += 1;
-                    }
-                }
-                _ => {
-                    index += 1;
+                    cont.difference_with(&other.containers[loc]);
+                    cont.len != 0
                 }
+                Err(_) => true,
             }
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     /// Replaces this bitmap with one that is equivalent to `self XOR other`.
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index ddfff0743..01d03c7ff 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,3 +21,25 @@ pub mod treemap;
 
 pub use bitmap::RoaringBitmap;
 pub use treemap::RoaringTreemap;
+
+fn retain_mut<T, F>(vec: &mut Vec<T>, mut f: F)
+where
+    F: FnMut(&mut T) -> bool,
+{
+    let len = vec.len();
+    let mut del = 0;
+    {
+        let v = &mut **vec;
+
+        for i in 0..len {
+            if !f(&mut v[i]) {
+                del += 1;
+            } else if del > 0 {
+                v.swap(i - del, i);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if del > 0 {
+        vec.truncate(len - del);
+    }
+}