diff --git a/sol/reference.hpp b/sol/reference.hpp
index b6808960..9acc75ed 100644
--- a/sol/reference.hpp
+++ b/sol/reference.hpp
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ public:
         lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, ref);
     }
 
-    void pop() const noexcept {
-        lua_pop(L, 1);
-    }
-
     reference(reference&& o) noexcept {
         L = o.L;
         ref = o.ref;
diff --git a/sol/table.hpp b/sol/table.hpp
index 170e6817..cb12c1ee 100644
--- a/sol/table.hpp
+++ b/sol/table.hpp
@@ -168,6 +168,9 @@ public:
         return proxy<const table, T>(*this, std::forward<T>(key));
     }
 
+    void pop(int n = 1) const noexcept {
+        lua_pop(state(), n);
+    }
 private:
     template<typename T, typename TFx>
     table& set_isfunction_fx(std::true_type, T&& key, TFx&& fx) {