diff --git a/xbps-src b/xbps-src
index 20c12336439..08da501f219 100755
--- a/xbps-src
+++ b/xbps-src
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET" in
                 if declare -f do_clean >/dev/null; then
                     run_func do_clean
                 fi
-                remove_pkg_autodeps
                 remove_pkg_wrksrc
                 remove_pkg_statedir
             fi