diff --git a/lib/package_unpack.c b/lib/package_unpack.c
index 568e77bd..bcc54e16 100644
--- a/lib/package_unpack.c
+++ b/lib/package_unpack.c
@@ -87,17 +87,16 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	const char *file, *entry_pname, *transact;
 	char *pkgname, *buf;
 	int ar_rv, rv, error, entry_type, flags;
-	bool preserve, update, file_exists, skip_obsoletes;
+	bool preserve, update, file_exists;
 	bool skip_extract, force, xucd_stats;
 	uid_t euid;
 
 	binpkg_filesd = pkg_filesd = NULL;
 	force = preserve = update = file_exists = false;
-	skip_obsoletes = xucd_stats = false;
+	xucd_stats = false;
 	ar_rv = rv = error = entry_type = flags = 0;
 
 	xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkg_repod, "preserve", &preserve);
-	xbps_dictionary_get_bool(pkg_repod, "skip-obsoletes", &skip_obsoletes);
 	xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkg_repod, "transaction", &transact);
 
 	memset(&xucd, 0, sizeof(xucd));
@@ -475,10 +474,9 @@ unpack_archive(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	/*
 	 * Skip checking for obsolete files on:
 	 * 	- Package with "preserve" keyword.
-	 * 	- Package with "skip-obsoletes" keyword.
 	 */
-	if (skip_obsoletes || preserve) {
-		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: skipping obsoletes\n", pkgver);
+	if (preserve) {
+		xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "%s: preserved package, skipping obsoletes\n", pkgver);
 		goto out;
 	}
 	/*
diff --git a/lib/transaction_package_replace.c b/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
index 031f19a5..087f88d3 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_package_replace.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*-
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Juan Romero Pardines.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 Juan Romero Pardines.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ xbps_transaction_package_replace(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_array_t pkgs)
 				 */
 				xbps_dictionary_set_bool(reppkgd,
 				    "automatic-install", instd_auto);
-				xbps_dictionary_set_bool(reppkgd,
-				    "skip-obsoletes", true);
 				xbps_array_replace_dict_by_name(pkgs,
 				    reppkgd, curpkgname);
 				continue;
diff --git a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/obsoletefiles_test.sh b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/obsoletefiles_test.sh
index e374ddb9..053076fa 100644
--- a/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/obsoletefiles_test.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/libxbps/shell/obsoletefiles_test.sh
@@ -169,7 +169,11 @@ files_move_to_dependency_body() {
 	xbps-install -r root --repository=$PWD -yvd libressl
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 
+	sleep 1
 	rm -rf ../pkg_libressl/*
+	touch -f ../pkg_libcrypto/usr/lib/libcrypto.so.30
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n libcrypto-1.1_1 -s "libcrypto pkg" --replaces "libressl<1.1_1" ../pkg_libcrypto
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	xbps-create -A noarch -n libressl-1.1_1 -s "libressl pkg" --dependencies "libcrypto>=1.0" ../pkg_libressl
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps