diff --git a/toolkit/tlist.h b/toolkit/tlist.h
index 1c29533a..6c34d19b 100644
--- a/toolkit/tlist.h
+++ b/toolkit/tlist.h
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
     /*!
      * Inserts a copy of \a value before \a it.
      */
-    List<T> &insert(Iterator it, const T &value);
+    Iterator insert(Iterator it, const T &value);
 
     /*!
      * Inserts the \a value into the list.  This assumes that the list is
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace TagLib {
     /*!
      * Erase the item at \a it from the list.
      */
-    List<T> &erase(Iterator it);
+    Iterator erase(Iterator it);
 
     /*!
      * Returns a reference to the first item in the list.
diff --git a/toolkit/tlist.tcc b/toolkit/tlist.tcc
index d17faca1..de3cd75e 100644
--- a/toolkit/tlist.tcc
+++ b/toolkit/tlist.tcc
@@ -128,11 +128,10 @@ typename List<T>::ConstIterator List<T>::end() const
 }
 
 template <class T>
-List<T> &List<T>::insert(Iterator it, const T &item)
+typename List<T>::Iterator List<T>::insert(Iterator it, const T &item)
 {
   detach();
-  d->list.insert(it, item);
-  return *this;
+  return d->list.insert(it, item);
 }
 
 template <class T>
@@ -219,10 +218,9 @@ bool List<T>::contains(const T &value) const
 }
 
 template <class T>
-List<T> &List<T>::erase(Iterator it)
+typename List<T>::Iterator List<T>::erase(Iterator it)
 {
-  d->list.erase(it);
-  return *this;
+  return d->list.erase(it);
 }
 
 template <class T>