diff -r 741a2040fa33 -r ccbdbd088455 src/array_list.c
--- a/src/array_list.c	Mon Dec 18 16:14:07 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/array_list.c	Mon Dec 18 18:22:53 2023 +0100
@@ -363,9 +363,10 @@
     }
 }
 
-static ssize_t cx_arl_find(
-        struct cx_list_s const *list,
-        void const *elem
+static ssize_t cx_arl_find_remove(
+        struct cx_list_s *list,
+        void const *elem,
+        bool remove
 ) {
     assert(list->cmpfunc != NULL);
     assert(list->size < SIZE_MAX / 2);
@@ -373,7 +374,15 @@
 
     for (ssize_t i = 0; i < (ssize_t) list->size; i++) {
         if (0 == list->cmpfunc(elem, cur)) {
-            return i;
+            if (remove) {
+                if (0 == cx_arl_remove(list, i)) {
+                    return i;
+                } else {
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                return i;
+            }
         }
         cur += list->item_size;
     }
@@ -501,7 +510,7 @@
         cx_arl_clear,
         cx_arl_swap,
         cx_arl_at,
-        cx_arl_find,
+        cx_arl_find_remove,
         cx_arl_sort,
         cx_arl_compare,
         cx_arl_reverse,