1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/library/scala/collection/mutable/LinkedHashMap.scala b/src/library/scala/collection/mutable/LinkedHashMap.scala
index 275f490675..a731b1bbdc 100644
--- a/src/library/scala/collection/mutable/LinkedHashMap.scala
+++ b/src/library/scala/collection/mutable/LinkedHashMap.scala
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ class LinkedHashMap[A, B] extends AbstractMap[A, B]
       else e.earlier.later = e.later
       if (e.later eq null) lastEntry = e.earlier
       else e.later.earlier = e.earlier
+      e.earlier = null // Null references to prevent nepotism
+      e.later = null
       Some(e.value)
     }
   }