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File: wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-response.php

public function remove_link( $rel, $href = null ) {
		if ( ! isset( $this->links[ $rel ] ) ) {
			return;
		}

		if ( $href ) {
			$this->links[ $rel ] = wp_list_filter( $this->links[ $rel ], array( 'href' => $href ), 'NOT' );
		} else {
			$this->links[ $rel ] = array();
		}

		if ( ! $this->links[ $rel ] ) {
			unset( $this->links[ $rel ] );
		}
	}