diff --git a/include/list.h b/include/list.h
index 6f5d15d..ce3e51c 100644
--- a/include/list.h
+++ b/include/list.h
@@ -289,6 +289,86 @@
         ( pxTCB ) = ( pxConstList )->pxIndex->pvOwner;                                         \
     }
 
+/*
+ * Version of uxListRemove() that does not return a value.  Provided as a slight
+ * optimisation for xTaskIncrementTick() by being inline.
+ *
+ * Remove an item from a list.  The list item has a pointer to the list that
+ * it is in, so only the list item need be passed into the function.
+ *
+ * @param uxListRemove The item to be removed.  The item will remove itself from
+ * the list pointed to by it's pxContainer parameter.
+ *
+ * @return The number of items that remain in the list after the list item has
+ * been removed.
+ *
+ * \page listREMOVE_ITEM listREMOVE_ITEM
+ * \ingroup LinkedList
+ */
+#define listREMOVE_ITEM( pxItemToRemove )                                           \
+{                                                                                   \
+    /* The list item knows which list it is in.  Obtain the list from the list      \
+     * item. */                                                                     \
+    List_t * const pxList = ( pxItemToRemove )->pxContainer;                        \
+                                                                                    \
+    ( pxItemToRemove )->pxNext->pxPrevious = ( pxItemToRemove )->pxPrevious;        \
+    ( pxItemToRemove )->pxPrevious->pxNext = ( pxItemToRemove )->pxNext;            \
+    /* Make sure the index is left pointing to a valid item. */                     \
+    if( pxList->pxIndex == ( pxItemToRemove ) )                                     \
+    {                                                                               \
+        pxList->pxIndex = ( pxItemToRemove )->pxPrevious;                           \
+    }                                                                               \
+                                                                                    \
+    ( pxItemToRemove )->pxContainer = NULL;                                         \
+    ( pxList->uxNumberOfItems )--;                                                  \
+}
+
+/*
+ * Inline version of vListInsertEnd() to provide slight optimisation for
+ * xTaskIncrementTick().
+ *
+ * Insert a list item into a list.  The item will be inserted in a position
+ * such that it will be the last item within the list returned by multiple
+ * calls to listGET_OWNER_OF_NEXT_ENTRY.
+ *
+ * The list member pxIndex is used to walk through a list.  Calling
+ * listGET_OWNER_OF_NEXT_ENTRY increments pxIndex to the next item in the list.
+ * Placing an item in a list using vListInsertEnd effectively places the item
+ * in the list position pointed to by pxIndex.  This means that every other
+ * item within the list will be returned by listGET_OWNER_OF_NEXT_ENTRY before
+ * the pxIndex parameter again points to the item being inserted.
+ *
+ * @param pxList The list into which the item is to be inserted.
+ *
+ * @param pxNewListItem The list item to be inserted into the list.
+ *
+ * \page listINSERT_END listINSERT_END
+ * \ingroup LinkedList
+ */
+#define listINSERT_END( pxList, pxNewListItem )                                     \
+{                                                                                   \
+    ListItem_t * const pxIndex = ( pxList )->pxIndex;                               \
+                                                                                    \
+    /* Only effective when configASSERT() is also defined, these tests may catch    \
+     * the list data structures being overwritten in memory.  They will not catch   \
+     * data errors caused by incorrect configuration or use of FreeRTOS. */         \
+    listTEST_LIST_INTEGRITY( ( pxList ) );                                          \
+    listTEST_LIST_ITEM_INTEGRITY( ( pxNewListItem ) );                              \
+                                                                                    \
+    /* Insert a new list item into ( pxList ), but rather than sort the list,       \
+     * makes the new list item the last item to be removed by a call to             \
+     * listGET_OWNER_OF_NEXT_ENTRY(). */                                            \
+    ( pxNewListItem )->pxNext = pxIndex;                                            \
+    ( pxNewListItem )->pxPrevious = pxIndex->pxPrevious;                            \
+                                                                                    \
+    pxIndex->pxPrevious->pxNext = ( pxNewListItem );                                \
+    pxIndex->pxPrevious = ( pxNewListItem );                                        \
+                                                                                    \
+    /* Remember which list the item is in. */                                       \
+    ( pxNewListItem )->pxContainer = ( pxList );                                    \
+                                                                                    \
+    ( ( pxList )->uxNumberOfItems )++;                                              \
+}
 
 /*
  * Access function to obtain the owner of the first entry in a list.  Lists
diff --git a/tasks.c b/tasks.c
index c7be57c..9ffbc4f 100644
--- a/tasks.c
+++ b/tasks.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 #define prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB )                                                                 \
     traceMOVED_TASK_TO_READY_STATE( pxTCB );                                                           \
     taskRECORD_READY_PRIORITY( ( pxTCB )->uxPriority );                                                \
-    vListInsertEnd( &( pxReadyTasksLists[ ( pxTCB )->uxPriority ] ), &( ( pxTCB )->xStateListItem ) ); \
+    listINSERT_END( &( pxReadyTasksLists[ ( pxTCB )->uxPriority ] ), &( ( pxTCB )->xStateListItem ) ); \
     tracePOST_MOVED_TASK_TO_READY_STATE( pxTCB )
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -2233,8 +2233,9 @@
                 while( listLIST_IS_EMPTY( &xPendingReadyList ) == pdFALSE )
                 {
                     pxTCB = listGET_OWNER_OF_HEAD_ENTRY( ( &xPendingReadyList ) ); /*lint !e9079 void * is used as this macro is used with timers and co-routines too.  Alignment is known to be fine as the type of the pointer stored and retrieved is the same. */
-                    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
-                    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+                    portMEMORY_BARRIER();
+                    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
 
                     /* If the moved task has a priority higher than or equal to
@@ -2794,13 +2795,13 @@
                     }
 
                     /* It is time to remove the item from the Blocked state. */
-                    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
 
                     /* Is the task waiting on an event also?  If so remove
                      * it from the event list. */
                     if( listLIST_ITEM_CONTAINER( &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) ) != NULL )
                     {
-                        ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+                        listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
                     }
                     else
                     {
@@ -3127,7 +3128,7 @@
      * event group implementation - and interrupts don't access event groups
      * directly (instead they access them indirectly by pending function calls to
      * the task level). */
-    vListInsertEnd( pxEventList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+    listINSERT_END( pxEventList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xEventListItem ) );
 
     prvAddCurrentTaskToDelayedList( xTicksToWait, pdTRUE );
 }
@@ -3151,7 +3152,7 @@
          * In this case it is assume that this is the only task that is going to
          * be waiting on this event list, so the faster vListInsertEnd() function
          * can be used in place of vListInsert. */
-        vListInsertEnd( pxEventList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+        listINSERT_END( pxEventList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xEventListItem ) );
 
         /* If the task should block indefinitely then set the block time to a
          * value that will be recognised as an indefinite delay inside the
@@ -3188,11 +3189,11 @@
      * pxEventList is not empty. */
     pxUnblockedTCB = listGET_OWNER_OF_HEAD_ENTRY( pxEventList ); /*lint !e9079 void * is used as this macro is used with timers and co-routines too.  Alignment is known to be fine as the type of the pointer stored and retrieved is the same. */
     configASSERT( pxUnblockedTCB );
-    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xEventListItem ) );
 
     if( uxSchedulerSuspended == ( UBaseType_t ) pdFALSE )
     {
-        ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+        listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xStateListItem ) );
         prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxUnblockedTCB );
 
         #if ( configUSE_TICKLESS_IDLE != 0 )
@@ -3213,7 +3214,7 @@
     {
         /* The delayed and ready lists cannot be accessed, so hold this task
          * pending until the scheduler is resumed. */
-        vListInsertEnd( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxUnblockedTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+        listINSERT_END( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxUnblockedTCB->xEventListItem ) );
     }
 
     if( pxUnblockedTCB->uxPriority > pxCurrentTCB->uxPriority )
@@ -3252,7 +3253,7 @@
      * event flags. */
     pxUnblockedTCB = listGET_LIST_ITEM_OWNER( pxEventListItem ); /*lint !e9079 void * is used as this macro is used with timers and co-routines too.  Alignment is known to be fine as the type of the pointer stored and retrieved is the same. */
     configASSERT( pxUnblockedTCB );
-    ( void ) uxListRemove( pxEventListItem );
+    listREMOVE_ITEM( pxEventListItem );
 
     #if ( configUSE_TICKLESS_IDLE != 0 )
         {
@@ -3271,7 +3272,7 @@
     /* Remove the task from the delayed list and add it to the ready list.  The
      * scheduler is suspended so interrupts will not be accessing the ready
      * lists. */
-    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxUnblockedTCB->xStateListItem ) );
     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxUnblockedTCB );
 
     if( pxUnblockedTCB->uxPriority > pxCurrentTCB->uxPriority )
@@ -4922,7 +4923,7 @@
              * notification then unblock it now. */
             if( ucOriginalNotifyState == taskWAITING_NOTIFICATION )
             {
-                ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                 prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
 
                 /* The task should not have been on an event list. */
@@ -5069,14 +5070,14 @@
 
                 if( uxSchedulerSuspended == ( UBaseType_t ) pdFALSE )
                 {
-                    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     /* The delayed and ready lists cannot be accessed, so hold
                      * this task pending until the scheduler is resumed. */
-                    vListInsertEnd( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+                    listINSERT_END( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
                 }
 
                 if( pxTCB->uxPriority > pxCurrentTCB->uxPriority )
@@ -5160,14 +5161,14 @@
 
                 if( uxSchedulerSuspended == ( UBaseType_t ) pdFALSE )
                 {
-                    ( void ) uxListRemove( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                    listREMOVE_ITEM( &( pxTCB->xStateListItem ) );
                     prvAddTaskToReadyList( pxTCB );
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     /* The delayed and ready lists cannot be accessed, so hold
                      * this task pending until the scheduler is resumed. */
-                    vListInsertEnd( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
+                    listINSERT_END( &( xPendingReadyList ), &( pxTCB->xEventListItem ) );
                 }
 
                 if( pxTCB->uxPriority > pxCurrentTCB->uxPriority )
@@ -5303,7 +5304,7 @@
                 /* Add the task to the suspended task list instead of a delayed task
                  * list to ensure it is not woken by a timing event.  It will block
                  * indefinitely. */
-                vListInsertEnd( &xSuspendedTaskList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xStateListItem ) );
+                listINSERT_END( &xSuspendedTaskList, &( pxCurrentTCB->xStateListItem ) );
             }
             else
             {