diff --git a/britney2/excusefinder.py b/britney2/excusefinder.py
index 2b2b2ec..0395303 100644
--- a/britney2/excusefinder.py
+++ b/britney2/excusefinder.py
@@ -237,19 +237,6 @@ class ExcuseFinder(object):
             # nothing worth doing, we don't add an excuse to the list, we just return false
             return False
 
-        # if there is a `remove' hint and the requested version is the same as the
-        # version in testing, then stop here and return False
-        # (as a side effect, a removal may generate such excuses for both the source
-        # package and its binary packages on each architecture)
-        for hint in self.hints.search('remove', package=src, version=source_t.version):
-            excuse = Excuse(item)
-            excuse.add_hint(hint)
-            excuse.policy_verdict = PolicyVerdict.REJECTED_PERMANENTLY
-            excuse.add_verdict_info(excuse.policy_verdict, "Removal request by %s" % (hint.user))
-            excuse.add_verdict_info(excuse.policy_verdict, "Trying to remove package, not update it")
-            self.excuses[excuse.name] = excuse
-            return False
-
         # there is something worth doing
         # we assume that this package will be ok, if not invalidated below
         excuse.policy_verdict = PolicyVerdict.PASS
diff --git a/britney2/policies/policy.py b/britney2/policies/policy.py
index 226ff50..a30f06d 100644
--- a/britney2/policies/policy.py
+++ b/britney2/policies/policy.py
@@ -1523,11 +1523,6 @@ class ImplicitDependencyPolicy(BasePolicy):
             # source for pkg not in unstable: candidate for removal
             return True
 
-        source_t = target_suite.sources[src]
-        for hint in self.hints.search('remove', package=src, version=source_t.version):
-            # removal hint for the source in testing: candidate for removal
-            return True
-
         if target_suite.is_cruft(pkg):
             # if pkg is cruft in testing, removal will be tried
             return True