def remove(self, key):
check_not_none(key, "<STR_LIT>")<EOL>key_data = self._to_data(key)<EOL>return self._encode_invoke_on_key(replicated_map_remove_codec, key_data, key=key_data)<EOL>
Removes the mapping for a key from this map if it is present. The map will not contain a mapping for the
specified key once the call returns.

**Warning: This method uses __hash__ and __eq__ methods of binary form of the key, not the actual implementations
of __hash__ and __eq__ defined in key's class.**

:param key: (object), key of the mapping to be deleted.
:return: (object), the previous value associated with key, or None if there was no mapping for key.