diff --git a/src/pk-application.c b/src/pk-application.c
index 528ff77..672713d 100644
--- a/src/pk-application.c
+++ b/src/pk-application.c
@@ -249,32 +249,40 @@ pk_application_requires_finished_cb (PkClient *client, PkExitEnum exit, guint ru
 	gchar *title;
 	gchar *message;
 	gchar *package_name;
-	GString *text;
+	GString *text = NULL;
 	PkPackageItem *item;
 	GtkWidget *main_window;
 	GtkWidget *dialog;
 	guint i;
-
+	gboolean requires = FALSE;
+	
 	/* see how many packages there are */
 	length = pk_client_package_buffer_get_size (client);
 
+	for (i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+		item = pk_client_package_buffer_get_item (client, i);
+		
+		/* process only installed packages */
+		if (item->info == PK_INFO_ENUM_INSTALLED) {
+			if (requires == FALSE) {
+				text = g_string_new (_("The following packages have to be removed:\n\n"));
+				requires = TRUE;
+			}
+			
+			message = pk_package_id_pretty_oneline (item->package_id, item->summary);
+			g_string_append_printf (text, "%s\n", message);
+			g_free (message);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* if there are no required packages, just do the remove */
-	if (length == 0) {
+	if (requires == FALSE) {
 		pk_debug ("no requires");
 		pk_application_remove_only (application, FALSE);
 		g_object_unref (client);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/* present this to the user */
-	text = g_string_new (_("The following packages have to be removed:\n\n"));
-	for (i=0; i<length; i++) {
-		item = pk_client_package_buffer_get_item (client, i);
-		message = pk_package_id_pretty_oneline (item->package_id, item->summary);
-		g_string_append_printf (text, "%s\n", message);
-		g_free (message);
-	}
-
 	/* remove last \n */
 	g_string_set_size (text, text->len - 1);