diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index 73037a8..081f635 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -1807,16 +1807,11 @@ class Britney(object):
 
         # smooth updates
         removals = old_libraries(self._migration_item_factory, self.suite_info, self.options.outofsync_arches)
-        if self.options.smooth_updates:
-            self.logger.info("> Removing old packages left in the target suite from smooth updates")
-            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)
-                self.do_all(actions=removals)
-                removals = old_libraries(self._migration_item_factory, self.suite_info, self.options.outofsync_arches)
-        else:
-            self.logger.info("> Not removing old packages left in the target suite from smooth updates"
-                             " (smooth-updates disabled)")
+        if removals:
+            output_logger.info("Removing packages left in the target suite (e.g. smooth updatees or cruft)")
+            log_and_format_old_libraries(self.output_logger, removals)
+            self.do_all(actions=removals)
+            removals = old_libraries(self._migration_item_factory, self.suite_info, self.options.outofsync_arches)
 
         output_logger.info("List of old libraries in the target suite (%d):", len(removals))
         log_and_format_old_libraries(self.output_logger, removals)