diff --git a/qpkg/prereq.c b/qpkg/prereq.c
index 69e3b19..22be23f 100644
--- a/qpkg/prereq.c
+++ b/qpkg/prereq.c
@@ -227,13 +227,6 @@ struct pkg **prereq(struct pkg *pkg)
 		.next = NULL
 	};
 
-#if 0
-	/* make sure we don't return NULL if all dependencies are met */
-	if (!installs) {
-		installs = alloc_type(struct pkg *);
-		install_max = 1;
-	}
-#endif
 	/* @@@ make list of pre-existing conflicts */
 	resolve(&deps, NULL, NULL);
 	free(installs);
diff --git a/qpkg/test/prereq b/qpkg/test/prereq
index 64e6320..4530cc3 100755
--- a/qpkg/test/prereq
+++ b/qpkg/test/prereq
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+qpkg "no prereq for new package" prereq foo <<EOF
+Package: foo
+Version: 0
+Architecture: test
+Filename: foo_0_test.ipkg
+EOF
+expect <<EOF
+EOF
+
+###############################################################################
+
 qpkg "new prereq for new package" prereq foo <<EOF
 Package: bar
 Version: 1