diff --git a/lib/remove.c b/lib/remove.c
index 2b49cc02527..85db221e58a 100644
--- a/lib/remove.c
+++ b/lib/remove.c
@@ -367,19 +367,14 @@ xbps_remove_pkg(const char *pkgname, const char *version, bool update)
 	if (rv != 0)
 		return rv;
 
-	if (update == false) {
-		/*
-		 * Unregister pkg from database.
-		 */
-		rv = xbps_unregister_pkg(pkgname);
-		if (rv != 0)
-			return rv;
+	/*
+	 * Unregister pkg from database.
+	 */
+	if ((rv = xbps_unregister_pkg(pkgname)) != 0)
+		return rv;
 
-		/*
-		 * Remove pkg metadata directory.
-		 */
-		return remove_pkg_metadir(pkgname);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Remove pkg metadata directory.
+	 */
+	return remove_pkg_metadir(pkgname);
 }