diff --git a/datastructures.go b/datastructures.go
index d6fcb8b..5c8abb9 100644
--- a/datastructures.go
+++ b/datastructures.go
@@ -38,7 +38,20 @@ func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Right() TreeNode {
 }
 
 func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Print(w io.Writer) {
-	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", sbt)
+	l, lok := sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode)
+	r, rok := sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "k: %s v: %v, ", sbt.k, sbt.v)
+	if !rok {
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "r: _, ")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "r: %s, ", r.k)
+	}
+	if !lok {
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "l: _, ")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "l: %s, ", l.k)
+	}
+	fmt.Fprint(w, "\n")
 	if sbt.left != nil {
 		sbt.left.Print(w)
 	}
@@ -71,18 +84,39 @@ func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Insert(k string, v interface{}) *StringyBTreeNode {
 }
 
 func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Get(k string) interface{} {
+	r := sbt.getNode(k)
+	if r == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return r.v
+}
+
+func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) getNode(k string) *StringyBTreeNode {
 	if sbt.k == k {
-		return sbt.v
+		return sbt
 	}
-	if sbt.k > k {
-		if sbt.left != nil {
-			return sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode).Get(k)
-		}
+	if sbt.left != nil {
+		return sbt.left.(*StringyBTreeNode).getNode(k)
 	}
-	if sbt.k < k {
-		if sbt.right != nil {
-			return sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode).Get(k)
-		}
+	if sbt.right != nil {
+		return sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode).getNode(k)
 	}
 	return nil // not found
 }
+
+func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) rightmost(parent *StringyBTreeNode) (*StringyBTreeNode, *StringyBTreeNode) {
+	if sbt.right == nil {
+		return parent, sbt
+	}
+	return sbt.right.(*StringyBTreeNode).rightmost(sbt)
+}
+
+// swap the rightmost node to the node we're removing
+func (sbt *StringyBTreeNode) Delete(k string) *StringyBTreeNode {
+	parent, rightmost := sbt.rightmost(nil)
+	delete := sbt.getNode(k)
+	delete.k = rightmost.k
+	delete.v = rightmost.v
+	parent.right = nil
+	return sbt
+}
diff --git a/datastructures_test.go b/datastructures_test.go
index 020ec40..2b7ccac 100644
--- a/datastructures_test.go
+++ b/datastructures_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -27,6 +28,39 @@ func TestBuildingTree(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeletingFromTree(t *testing.T) {
+	tree := NewStringyBTree("foo", 1).Insert("bar", 2).Insert("baz", 3).Insert("quuz", 4)
+	tree.Delete("bar")
+	if tree.Get("foo") != 1 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("bar") != nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("baz") != 3 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("quuz") != 4 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	tree.Print(os.Stdout)
+
+	tree = NewStringyBTree("foo", 1).Insert("bar", 2).Insert("baz", 3).Insert("quuz", 4)
+	tree.Delete("foo")
+	if tree.Get("foo") != nil {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("bar") != 2 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("baz") != 3 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+	if tree.Get("quuz") != 4 {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
+
 var r TreeNode
 
 func BenchmarkInserts(b *testing.B) {