Fixpoint assoc {A B : Type}(eq : A -> A -> bool)(x : A)(l : list (A * B)) : option B :=
  match l with
  | nil => None
  | (x', y) :: l' => if eq x x' then Some y else assoc eq x l'
  end.Definition assoc_default {A B : Type}
  (eqA : A -> A -> bool) (d : B) (l : list (A * B)) (x : A) : B :=
  match assoc eqA x l with
  | None => d
  | Some b => b
  end.

Lemma length_remove A eq_A_dec (a: A) l : length (remove eq_A_dec a l) <= length l.