diff --git a/lib/libalpm/add.c b/lib/libalpm/add.c
index 6c0a1eae..4d8e1a03 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/add.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/add.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ int _alpm_add_commit(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db)
 		return(0);
 	}
 
-	pkg_count = alpm_list_count(trans->targets);
+	pkg_count = alpm_list_count(trans->packages);
 	pkg_current = 1;
 
 	/* loop through our package list adding/upgrading one at a time */
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 7a16772a..8e8446a2 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ typedef void (*alpm_trans_cb_progress)(pmtransprog_t, const char *, int, int, in
 
 pmtranstype_t alpm_trans_get_type();
 unsigned int alpm_trans_get_flags();
-alpm_list_t * alpm_trans_get_targets();
 alpm_list_t * alpm_trans_get_pkgs();
 int alpm_trans_init(pmtranstype_t type, pmtransflag_t flags,
                     alpm_trans_cb_event cb_event, alpm_trans_cb_conv conv,
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 2bd9c529..26d1d3ca 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -509,13 +509,10 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, alpm_list_t *dbs_sync
 				goto cleanup;
 			}
 
-			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "removing '%s' from target list\n", rsync->pkg->name);
-			/* Only prints a warning if rsync is an explicit target. */
-			if(alpm_list_find_str(trans->targets, rsync->pkg->name)) {
-				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING,
-						_("removing '%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s'\n"),
-						rsync->pkg->name, sync->pkg->name);
-			}
+			/* Prints warning */
+			_alpm_log(PM_LOG_WARNING,
+					_("removing '%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s'\n"),
+					rsync->pkg->name, sync->pkg->name);
 			void *vpkg;
 			trans->packages = alpm_list_remove(trans->packages, rsync,
 					syncpkg_cmp, &vpkg);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/trans.c b/lib/libalpm/trans.c
index 52dbe7a9..5836df5a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/trans.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/trans.c
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ pmtrans_t *_alpm_trans_new()
 
 	CALLOC(trans, 1, sizeof(pmtrans_t), RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
 
-	trans->targets = NULL;
 	trans->packages = NULL;
 	trans->skip_add = NULL;
 	trans->skip_remove = NULL;
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ void _alpm_trans_free(pmtrans_t *trans)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	FREELIST(trans->targets);
 	if(trans->type == PM_TRANS_TYPE_SYNC) {
 		alpm_list_free_inner(trans->packages, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_sync_free);
 	} else if (trans->type == PM_TRANS_TYPE_REMOVE ||
@@ -308,11 +306,6 @@ int _alpm_trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target)
 	ASSERT(trans != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_NULL, -1));
 	ASSERT(target != NULL, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS, -1));
 
-	if(alpm_list_find_str(trans->targets, target)) {
-		return(0);
-		//RET_ERR(PM_ERR_TRANS_DUP_TARGET, -1);
-	}
-
 	switch(trans->type) {
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_ADD:
 		case PM_TRANS_TYPE_UPGRADE:
@@ -336,8 +329,6 @@ int _alpm_trans_addtarget(pmtrans_t *trans, char *target)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	trans->targets = alpm_list_add(trans->targets, strdup(target));
-
 	return(0);
 }
 
@@ -637,15 +628,6 @@ unsigned int SYMEXPORT alpm_trans_get_flags()
 	return handle->trans->flags;
 }
 
-alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT * alpm_trans_get_targets()
-{
-	/* Sanity checks */
-	ASSERT(handle != NULL, return(NULL));
-	ASSERT(handle->trans != NULL, return(NULL));
-
-	return handle->trans->targets;
-}
-
 alpm_list_t SYMEXPORT * alpm_trans_get_pkgs()
 {
 	/* Sanity checks */
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/trans.h b/lib/libalpm/trans.h
index 75608ce4..d74c3e90 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/trans.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/trans.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ struct __pmtrans_t {
 	pmtranstype_t type;
 	pmtransflag_t flags;
 	pmtransstate_t state;
-	alpm_list_t *targets;       /* list of (char *) */
 	alpm_list_t *packages;      /* list of (pmpkg_t *) or (pmsyncpkg_t *) */
 	alpm_list_t *skip_add;      /* list of (char *) */
 	alpm_list_t *skip_remove;   /* list of (char *) */
diff --git a/pactest/tests/remove001.py b/pactest/tests/remove001.py
index 809bfdb7..d20dd079 100644
--- a/pactest/tests/remove001.py
+++ b/pactest/tests/remove001.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# If someone else can come up with a better name, please do so
 self.description = "Remove a package listed 5 times"
 
 p = pmpkg("foo")
@@ -6,5 +5,5 @@
 
 self.args = "-R " + "foo "*5
 
-self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
-self.addrule("!PKG_EXISTS=foo")
+self.addrule("PACMAN_RETCODE=1")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXISTS=foo")