1 files changed, 8 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/lib/install/deps.js b/lib/install/deps.js
index cc6420ee0..c0fe905d4 100644
--- a/lib/install/deps.js
+++ b/lib/install/deps.js
@@ -301,23 +301,17 @@ exports.removeDeps = function (args, tree, saveToDependencies, next) {
     var pkgName = moduleName(pkg)
     var toRemove = tree.children.filter(moduleNameMatches(pkgName))
     var pkgToRemove = toRemove[0] || createChild({package: {name: pkgName}})
+    var saveType = getSaveType(tree, pkg) || 'dependencies'
     if (tree.isTop && saveToDependencies) {
-      pkgToRemove.save = getSaveType(tree, pkg)
-      let existing = false
-      if (tree.package[pkgToRemove.save][pkgName]) {
-        existing = true
-        delete tree.package[pkgToRemove.save][pkgName]
-      }
-      if (existing && pkgToRemove.save === 'optionalDependencies') {
-        if (tree.package.dependencies[pkgName]) {
-          existing = true
-          delete tree.package.dependencies[pkgName]
-        }
-      }
-      if (existing) {
-        replaceModuleByPath(tree, 'removedChildren', pkgToRemove)
+      pkgToRemove.save = saveType
+    }
+    if (tree.package[saveType][pkgName]) {
+      delete tree.package[saveType][pkgName]
+      if (saveType === 'optionalDependencies' && tree.package.dependencies[pkgName]) {
+        delete tree.package.dependencies[pkgName]
       }
     }
+    replaceModuleByPath(tree, 'removedChildren', pkgToRemove)
     for (let parent of pkgToRemove.requiredBy) {
       parent.requires = parent.requires.filter((child) => child !== pkgToRemove)
     }