diff --git a/main-settings/src/main/scala/sbt/Structure.scala b/main-settings/src/main/scala/sbt/Structure.scala
index c3b68e2e9..96ed330ae 100644
--- a/main-settings/src/main/scala/sbt/Structure.scala
+++ b/main-settings/src/main/scala/sbt/Structure.scala
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ sealed abstract class TaskKey[A1]
   inline def <++=[A2](vs: Initialize[Task[A2]]): Setting[Task[A1]] =
     ${ TaskMacro.fakeAppendNImpl }
 
-  final inline def -=[A2](v: A2)(using Remove.Value[A1, A2]): Setting[Task[A1]] =
+  final inline def -=[A2](inline v: A2)(using Remove.Value[A1, A2]): Setting[Task[A1]] =
     remove1[A2](taskMacro[A2](v))
 
   final inline def remove1[A2](v: Initialize[Task[A2]])(using
       ev: Remove.Value[A1, A2]
   ): Setting[Task[A1]] = make(v)(ev.removeValue)
 
-  final inline def --=[A2](vs: A2)(using r: Remove.Values[A1, A2]): Setting[Task[A1]] =
+  final inline def --=[A2](inline vs: A2)(using r: Remove.Values[A1, A2]): Setting[Task[A1]] =
     removeN[A2](taskMacro[A2](vs))
 
   final inline def removeN[A2](vs: Initialize[Task[A2]])(using
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project1/remove/build.sbt b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project/remove/build.sbt
similarity index 72%
rename from sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project1/remove/build.sbt
rename to sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project/remove/build.sbt
index 5a16e59d8..91bf72f54 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project1/remove/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project/remove/build.sbt
@@ -4,25 +4,36 @@ val intsFromScalaV = settingKey[Seq[Int]]("a seq of ints from scalaVersion")
 val intsSetSetting = settingKey[Set[Int]]("A set of ints setting")
 val stringIntMapSetting = settingKey[Map[String, Int]]("A map of string to int setting")
 
-scalaVersion := "2.11.6"
+lazy val intSetting2 = Def.setting {
+  3
+}
+lazy val intsSetting2 = Def.setting {
+  Seq(1, 2, 3)
+}
+
+scalaVersion := "3.7.2"
 
 intsTask := Seq(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
 intsTask -= 3
 intsTask --= Seq(1, 2)
 intsTask -= Option(6)
 intsTask --= Option(7)
+intsTask -= intSetting2.value
+intsTask --= intsSetting2.value
 
 intsSetting := Seq(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
 intsSetting -= 3
 intsSetting --= Seq(1, 2)
 intsSetting -= Option(6)
 intsSetting --= Option(7)
+intsSetting -= intSetting2.value
+intsSetting --= intsSetting2.value
 
 intsFromScalaV := Seq(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-intsFromScalaV -= { if (scalaVersion.value == "2.11.6") 3 else 5 }
-intsFromScalaV --= { if (scalaVersion.value == "2.11.6") Seq(1, 2) else Seq(4) }
-intsFromScalaV -= { if (scalaVersion.value == "2.11.6") Option(6) else None }
-intsFromScalaV --= { if (scalaVersion.value == "2.11.6") Option(7) else None }
+intsFromScalaV -= { if scalaVersion.value == "3.7.2" then 3 else 5 }
+intsFromScalaV --= { if scalaVersion.value == "3.7.2" then Seq(1, 2) else Seq(4) }
+intsFromScalaV -= { if scalaVersion.value == "3.7.2" then Option(6) else None }
+intsFromScalaV --= { if scalaVersion.value == "3.7.2" then Option(7) else None }
 
 intsSetSetting := Set(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
 intsSetSetting -= 3
@@ -32,7 +43,9 @@ stringIntMapSetting := Map("a" -> 1, "b" -> 2 , "c" -> 3, "d" -> 4, "e" -> 5)
 stringIntMapSetting -= "c"
 stringIntMapSetting --= Seq("a", "b")
 
+@transient
 val check = taskKey[Unit]("Runs the check")
+
 check := {
   assert(intsTask.value == Seq(4, 5), s"intsTask should be Seq(4, 5) but is ${intsTask.value}")
   assert(intsSetting.value == Seq(4, 5), s"intsSetting should be Seq(4, 5) but is ${intsSetting.value}")
diff --git a/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project1/remove/test b/sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project/remove/test
similarity index 100%
rename from sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project1/remove/test
rename to sbt-app/src/sbt-test/project/remove/test