diff --git a/pisi/dependency.py b/pisi/dependency.py
index f4f0dfca..0cf2a810 100644
--- a/pisi/dependency.py
+++ b/pisi/dependency.py
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ class Dependency(pisi.relation.Relation):
             s += _(" release ") + self.release
         return s
 
-def dict_satisfies_dep(dict, depinfo):
-    """determine if a package in a dictionary satisfies given dependency spec"""
-    pkg_name = depinfo.package
-    if not dict.has_key(pkg_name):
-        return False
-    else:
-        pkg = dict[pkg_name]
-        (version, release) = (pkg.version, pkg.release)
-        return depinfo.satisfies_relation(version, release)
+    def satisfied_by_dict_repo(dict_repo):
+        if not dict_repo.has_key(self.package):
+            return False
+        else:
+            pkg = dict_repo[self.package]
+            (version, release) = (pkg.version, pkg.release)
+            return self.satisfies_relation(version, release)
 
 def installed_satisfies_dep(depinfo):
     """determine if a package in *repository* satisfies given
diff --git a/pisi/operations/install.py b/pisi/operations/install.py
index 8ddd4f21..665fa24d 100644
--- a/pisi/operations/install.py
+++ b/pisi/operations/install.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def install_pkg_files(package_URIs, reinstall = False):
         # is dependency satisfied among available packages
         # or packages to be installed?
         return dependency.installed_satisfies_dep(dep) \
-               or dependency.dict_satisfies_dep(d_t, dep)
+               or dep.satisfied_by_dict_repo(d_t)
 
     # for this case, we have to determine the dependencies
     # that aren't already satisfied and try to install them
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ in the respective order to satisfy extra dependencies:
         for x in B:
             pkg = packagedb.get_package(x)
             for dep in pkg.runtimeDependencies():
-                if dependency.dict_satisfies_dep(d_t, dep):
+                if dep.satisfied_by_dict_repo(d_t):
                     if not dep.package in G_f.vertices():
                         Bp.add(str(dep.package))
                     G_f.add_dep(x, dep)