diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index 2a078c25..ef9bb19a 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ xbps_transaction_update_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp)
 int
 xbps_transaction_update_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg)
 {
-	xbps_array_t rdeps;
 	int rv;
 
 	rv = xbps_autoupdate(xhp);
@@ -359,20 +358,6 @@ xbps_transaction_update_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	rdeps = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_revdeps(xhp, pkg);
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < xbps_array_count(rdeps); i++)  {
-		const char *curpkgver = NULL;
-		char *curpkgn;
-
-		xbps_array_get_cstring_nocopy(rdeps, i, &curpkgver);
-		curpkgn = xbps_pkg_name(curpkgver);
-		assert(curpkgn);
-		rv = trans_find_pkg(xhp, curpkgn, false, false);
-		free(curpkgn);
-		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: trans_find_pkg %s: %d\n", __func__, curpkgver, rv);
-		if (rv && rv != ENOENT && rv != EEXIST && rv != ENODEV)
-			return rv;
-	}
 	rv = trans_find_pkg(xhp, pkg, false, false);
 	xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: trans_find_pkg %s: %d\n", __func__, pkg, rv);
 	return rv;
@@ -382,7 +367,6 @@ int
 xbps_transaction_install_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg,
 			     bool reinstall)
 {
-	xbps_array_t rdeps;
 	int rv;
 
 	rv = xbps_autoupdate(xhp);
@@ -398,20 +382,6 @@ xbps_transaction_install_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	rdeps = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg_revdeps(xhp, pkg);
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < xbps_array_count(rdeps); i++)  {
-		const char *curpkgver = NULL;
-		char *curpkgn;
-
-		xbps_array_get_cstring_nocopy(rdeps, i, &curpkgver);
-		curpkgn = xbps_pkg_name(curpkgver);
-		assert(curpkgn);
-		rv = trans_find_pkg(xhp, curpkgn, false, false);
-		free(curpkgn);
-		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: trans_find_pkg %s: %d\n", __func__, curpkgver, rv);
-		if (rv && rv != ENOENT && rv != EEXIST && rv != ENODEV)
-			return rv;
-	}
 	rv = trans_find_pkg(xhp, pkg, reinstall, false);
 	xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: trans_find_pkg %s: %d\n", __func__, pkg, rv);
 	return rv;