public T remove(T element) {

        if (this.head.equals(element) || this.tail.equals(element)) {
            if (this.head.equals(this.tail)) {
                this.head = this.tail = null;
            }
            else if (this.head.equals(element)) {
                this.head.setNext(this.head.getNext());
            } else {
                this.tail = null;
            }
        } else {

            LinearNode current = this.head;

            while (!((T) current.getNext()).equals(element)) {
                current.getNext();
                if (current.equals(this.tail)) {
                    return null;
                }
            }
            current.setNext(current.getNext().getNext());
        }

        return element;
    }