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diff --git a/src/support/lyxalgo.h b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
index 6c6c7994ca..d1aa023e1e 100644
--- a/src/support/lyxalgo.h
+++ b/src/support/lyxalgo.h
@@ -1,10 +1,23 @@
 // -*- C++ -*-
+/**
+ * \file lyxalgo.h
+ * This file is part of LyX, the document processor.
+ * Licence details can be found in the file COPYING.
+ *
+ * \author Lars Gullik Bjønnes
+ *
+ * Full author contact details are available in file CREDITS.
+ *
+ * A variety of useful templates.
+ */
 
 #ifndef LYX_ALGO_H
 #define LYX_ALGO_H
 
 #include <utility>
 #include <iterator>
+#include <algorithm>
+
 
 namespace lyx {
 
@@ -43,9 +56,13 @@ struct firster {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * copy elements in the given range to the output iterator
+ * if the predicate evaluates as true
+ */
 template <class InputIter, class OutputIter, class Func>
 OutputIter copy_if(InputIter first, InputIter last,
-	       OutputIter result, Func func) 
+	       OutputIter result, Func func)
 {
 	for (; first != last; ++first) {
 		if (func(*first)) {
@@ -56,21 +73,22 @@ OutputIter copy_if(InputIter first, InputIter last,
 }
 
 
-/// A slot in replacement for std::count for systems where it is broken.
-template <class Iterator, class T>
-typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type
-count (Iterator first, Iterator last, T const & value)
+/// Remove all duplicate entries in c.
+template<class C>
+void eliminate_duplicates(C & c)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_STD_COUNT
-        return std::count(first, last, value);
-#else
-        std::iterator_traits<Iterator>::difference_type n = 0;
-	while (first != last) 
-		if (*first++ == value) ++n;
-	return n;
-#endif
+	// It is a requirement that the container is sorted for
+	// std::unique to work properly.
+	std::sort(c.begin(), c.end());
+	c.erase(std::unique(c.begin(), c.end()), c.end());
 }
 
+
+using std::next;
+
+
+using std::prev;
+
 } // namespace lyx
 
-#endif
+#endif // LYX_ALGO_H