diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index 6a410f9..72fc60d 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ class Britney(object):
 
         return (is_accepted, nuninst_after, arch)
 
-    def iter_packages(self, packages, selected, nuninst=None, parent_transaction=None):
+    def iter_packages(self, packages, selected, nuninst=None, parent_transaction=None, try_removals=True):
         """Iter on the list of actions and apply them one-by-one
 
         This method applies the changes from `packages` to testing, checking the uninstallability
@@ -1989,6 +1989,18 @@ class Britney(object):
                         else:
                             maybe_rescheduled_packages.append(comp[0])
 
+        if try_removals and self.options.smooth_updates:
+            self.logger.info("> Removing old packages left in the target suite from smooth updates")
+            removals = old_libraries(self.suite_info, self.options.outofsync_arches)
+            if removals:
+                output_logger.info("Removing packages left in the target suite for smooth updates (%d):", len(removals))
+                log_and_format_old_libraries(self.output_logger, removals)
+                (nuninst_last_accepted, extra) = self.iter_packages(removals,
+                                                                    selected,
+                                                                    nuninst=nuninst_last_accepted,
+                                                                    parent_transaction=parent_transaction,
+                                                                    try_removals=False)
+
         output_logger.info(" finish: [%s]", ",".join(x.uvname for x in selected))
         output_logger.info("endloop: %s", self.eval_nuninst(self.nuninst_orig))
         output_logger.info("    now: %s", self.eval_nuninst(nuninst_last_accepted))