diff --git a/include/etl/intrusive_links.h b/include/etl/intrusive_links.h
index 9f0e5514..5c9544bf 100644
--- a/include/etl/intrusive_links.h
+++ b/include/etl/intrusive_links.h
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ namespace etl
       if (first.etl_previous != ETL_NULLPTR)
       {
         first.etl_previous->etl_next = last.etl_next;
-        last.clear();
       }
 
       first.etl_previous = ETL_NULLPTR;
diff --git a/test/test_intrusive_links.cpp b/test/test_intrusive_links.cpp
index cdfa1d8c..2b8d0445 100644
--- a/test/test_intrusive_links.cpp
+++ b/test/test_intrusive_links.cpp
@@ -1225,15 +1225,14 @@ namespace
       etl::link<BLink1>(data1, data0);
       etl::link<BLink1>(data0, nullptr);
 
+      // According to the documentation, `data1`/`data2` remain linked to each other.
       etl::unlink<BLink0>(data1, data2);
-      data1.BLink0::clear();
-      data2.BLink0::clear();
 
       CHECK(data0.BLink0::etl_previous == nullptr);
       CHECK(data0.BLink0::etl_next == &data3);
       CHECK(data1.BLink0::etl_previous == nullptr);
-      CHECK(data1.BLink0::etl_next == nullptr);
-      CHECK(data2.BLink0::etl_previous == nullptr);
+      CHECK(data1.BLink0::etl_next == &data2);
+      CHECK(data2.BLink0::etl_previous == &data1);
       CHECK(data2.BLink0::etl_next == nullptr);
       CHECK(data3.BLink0::etl_previous == &data0);
       CHECK(data3.BLink0::etl_next == nullptr);
diff --git a/test/test_intrusive_list.cpp b/test/test_intrusive_list.cpp
index 45de6003..c997c610 100644
--- a/test/test_intrusive_list.cpp
+++ b/test/test_intrusive_list.cpp
@@ -1420,6 +1420,12 @@ namespace
       CHECK(are_equal);
 
       CHECK_EQUAL(data0.size(), compare0.size());
+
+      // Double check that after splicing `etl_previous` is also correct - `.reverse()` easy way to do so.
+      data0.reverse();
+      compare0.reverse();
+      are_equal = std::equal(data0.begin(), data0.end(), compare0.begin());
+      CHECK(are_equal);
     }
 
     //*************************************************************************