diff --git a/lmdb++.h b/lmdb++.h
index 601568c..3ff607e 100644
--- a/lmdb++.h
+++ b/lmdb++.h
@@ -1527,6 +1527,19 @@ class lmdb::dbi {
     return lmdb::dbi_get(txn, handle(), key, data);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a key from this database.
+   *
+   * @param txn a transaction handle
+   * @param key
+   * @throws lmdb::error on failure
+   */
+  bool get(MDB_txn* const txn,
+           const val& key) const {
+    lmdb::val v{};
+    return lmdb::dbi_get(txn, handle(), key, v);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Retrieves a key from this database.
    *
@@ -1893,6 +1906,16 @@ class lmdb::cursor {
     return found;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Removes current key/value pair from this database.
+   *
+   * @param flags Allows MDB_NODUPDATA if the database was opened with MDB_DUPSORT
+   * @throws lmdb::error on failure
+   */
+  void del(const unsigned int flags = 0) {
+    lmdb::cursor_del(handle(), flags);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Positions this cursor at the given key.
    *