diff --git a/pisi/dependency.py b/pisi/dependency.py
index ff570ea1..52e5f534 100644
--- a/pisi/dependency.py
+++ b/pisi/dependency.py
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ def satisfiesDep(pkg, depinfo):
             ret &= Version(version) <= Version(depinfo.versionTo)        
         return ret
 
-def installDeps(pkg):
-    return packagedb.get_package(pkg).installDeps
-
-def satisfiesInstallDeps(pkg):
-    deps = installDeps(pkg)
-#    print 'installdeps = ', deps
-    return reduce(lambda x,y:x and y,
-                  map(lambda x: satisfiesDep(pkg, x), deps),True)
-
 def runtimeDeps(pkg):
     return packagedb.get_package(pkg).runtimeDeps
 
@@ -43,7 +34,7 @@ def installable(pkg):
     if not packagedb.has_package(pkg):
         ui.info("package " + pkg + " is not present in the package database\n");
         return False
-    elif satisfiesRuntimeDeps(pkg) and satisfiesInstallDeps(pkg):
+    elif satisfiesRuntimeDeps(pkg):
         return True
     else:
         ui.info("package " + pkg + " does not satisfy dependencies\n");
diff --git a/pisi/metadata.py b/pisi/metadata.py
index be908730..e0d84084 100644
--- a/pisi/metadata.py
+++ b/pisi/metadata.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ class MetaData(XmlFile):
         self.package.isa = pkg.isa
         self.package.partof = pkg.partof
         self.package.license = pkg.license
-        self.package.installDeps = pkg.installDeps
         self.package.runtimeDeps = pkg.runtimeDeps
         self.package.paths = pkg.paths
         self.package.history = src.history # FIXME
diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index b58a3cdc..874e4ace 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -230,8 +230,6 @@ class PackageInfo(object):
         self.isa = map(getNodeText, getAllNodes(node, "IsA"))
         self.partof = getNodeText(node, "PartOf")
         self.license = map(getNodeText, getAllNodes(node, "License"))
-        iDepElts = getAllNodes(node, "InstallDependencies/Dependency")
-        self.installDeps = [DepInfo(x) for x in iDepElts]
         rtDepElts = getAllNodes(node, "RuntimeDependencies/Dependency")
         self.runtimeDeps = [DepInfo(x) for x in rtDepElts]
         self.paths = [PathInfo(x) for x in getAllNodes(node, "Files/Path")]
@@ -255,8 +253,6 @@ class PackageInfo(object):
             xml.addTextNodeUnder(node, "IsA", isa)
         if self.partof:
             xml.addTextNodeUnder(node, "PartOf", self.partof)
-        for dep in self.installDeps:
-            xml.addNodeUnder(node, "InstallDependencies", dep.elt(xml))
         for dep in self.runtimeDeps:
             xml.addNodeUnder(node, "RuntimeDependencies", dep.elt(xml))
         for path in self.paths:
@@ -280,8 +276,6 @@ class PackageInfo(object):
 
         for path in self.paths:
             if not path.verify(): return False
-        for dep in self.installDeps:
-            if not dep.verify(): return False
         for dep in self.runtimeDeps:
             if not dep.verify(): return False
         return True