diff --git a/vavr/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashMap.java b/vavr/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashMap.java
index 51cf4bfa3..aba65b6a8 100644
--- a/vavr/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashMap.java
+++ b/vavr/src/main/java/io/vavr/collection/LinkedHashMap.java
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ public LinkedHashMap<K, V> tail() {
         if (isEmpty()) {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException("tail of empty LinkedHashMap");
         } else {
-            return LinkedHashMap.ofEntries(list.tail());
+            return wrap(list.tail(), map.remove(list.head()._1()));
         }
     }