diff --git wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php
index 7a3e032..60f99df 100644
--- wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php
+++ wp-includes/class-wp-admin-bar.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class WP_Admin_Bar {
 	}
 
 	public function remove_menu( $id ) {
-		$this->remove_node( $id );
+		return $this->remove_node( $id );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ class WP_Admin_Bar {
 	}
 
 	public function remove_node( $id ) {
+		$node = $this->nodes[ $id ];
 		unset( $this->nodes[ $id ] );
+		return get_object_vars( $node );
 	}
 
 	public function render() {