QueryPath\DOMQuery::remove PHP Method

    public function remove($selector = null)
    {
        if (!empty($selector)) {
            // Do a non-destructive find.
            $query = new QueryPathEventHandler($this->matches);
            $query->find($selector);
            $matches = $query->getMatches();
        } else {
            $matches = $this->matches;
        }
        $found = new \SplObjectStorage();
        foreach ($matches as $item) {
            // The item returned is (according to docs) different from
            // the one passed in, so we have to re-store it.
            $found->attach($item->parentNode->removeChild($item));
        }
        // Return a clone DOMQuery with just the removed items. If
        // no items are found, this will return an empty DOMQuery.
        return count($found) == 0 ? new static() : new static($found);
    }