Implement remove() for _empty_collection

Implement remove() for _empty_collection

Fixed regression caused in 1.2.3 due to fix from :ticket:`4181` where
the changes to the event system involving :class:`.Engine` and
:class:`.OptionEngine` did not accommodate for event removals, which
would raise an ``AttributeError`` when invoked at the class
level.

Change-Id: I1c9083829d74dd710716d28b0eaca4fa15e86313
Fixes: #4190