diff --git a/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.cpp b/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.cpp
index 61ec2c05..d54043cc 100644
--- a/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.cpp
+++ b/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void AorHash::gbc(long int now,
 	    del_it->first.c_str(), binding.alias.c_str(),
 	    binding.get_expire(), now);
 
-	it->second.erase(del_it);
+	erase_binding(it, del_it);
 	continue;
       }
       reg_it++;
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void _RegisterCache::update(long int reg_expires, const AliasEntry& alias_update
 
 	// relink binding with the new index
 	auto binding = binding_it->second;
-	aor_e_it->second.erase(binding_it);
+	reg_cache_ht.erase_binding(aor_e_it, binding_it);
 	binding_it = aor_e_it->second.insert(make_pair(idx, binding)).first;
       }
     }
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ void _RegisterCache::remove(const string& canon_aor, const string& uri,
       if (binding.alias == alias) {
 
 	AorEntry::iterator del_it = binding_it++;
-	aor_e.erase(del_it);
+	reg_cache_ht.erase_binding(aor_e_it, del_it);
 	continue;
       }
 
diff --git a/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.h b/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.h
index febb4ab2..3977daa5 100644
--- a/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.h
+++ b/apps/sbc/RegisterCache.h
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ class AorEntry : public unordered_map<string, RegBinding>
     bindings_by_time.insert(it);
   }
 
-  friend class AorHash;
-
-public:
   void erase(const iterator& it) {
     bindings_by_time.erase(it);
     unordered_map<string, RegBinding>::erase(it);
   }
+
+  friend class AorHash;
 };
 
 struct AliasEntry
@@ -188,6 +187,10 @@ public:
     aor_it->second.set_expire(binding_it, expire);
   }
 
+  void erase_binding(const iterator& aor_it, const AorEntry::iterator& binding_it) {
+    aor_it->second.erase(binding_it);
+  }
+
   /* Maintenance stuff */
 
   void gbc(long int now, list<string>& alias_list);