diff --git a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
index 5e34269c0e..6b4ff291bf 100644
--- a/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
+++ b/xbps-src/shutils/pkgtarget_funcs.sh.in
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ install_pkg()
 {
 	local curpkgn="$1" fullpkg pkg cdestdir
 
-	# Remove automatic package dependencies if set.
-	autoremove_pkg_dependencies $KEEP_AUTODEPS
-
 	pkg="$curpkgn-$version"
 	[ -n "$INSTALLING_DEPS" ] && setup_tmpl $curpkgn
 	#