diff --git a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/main.c b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/main.c
index 1b3d4dcdfe6..6e47bd0f350 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-pkgdb/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-pkgdb/main.c
@@ -155,14 +155,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		if (argc != 3)
 			usage();
 
-		if (!xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(argv[1], plist)) {
-			if (errno == ENODEV)
-				printf("=> ERROR: %s not registered "
-				    "in database.\n", argv[1]);
-			else
-				printf("=> ERROR: couldn't unregister %s "
-				    "from database (%s)\n", argv[1],
-				    strerror(errno));
+		rv = xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(argv[1], plist);
+		if (rv == ENOENT) {
+			printf("=> ERROR: %s not registered in database.\n",
+			     argv[1]);
+		} else {
+			printf("=> ERROR: couldn't unregister %s "
+			    "from database (%s)\n", argv[1], strerror(rv));
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 
diff --git a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
index 02e00b88b0e..b00c814c9f2 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ repoidx_addpkg(const char *file, const char *filename, const char *pkgdir)
 			 * registered actually, remove old package from
 			 * the index.
 			 */
-			if (!xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(idxdict,
-			    "packages", pkgname)) {
+			rv = xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(idxdict,
+			    "packages", pkgname);
+			if (rv != 0) {
 				prop_object_release(newpkgd);
-				rv = EINVAL;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index 44e69427ca1..7d747c4ac9d 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ bool 		xbps_find_string_in_array(prop_array_t, const char *);
 prop_object_iterator_t	xbps_get_array_iter_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t,
 						      const char *);
 
-bool 		xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(const char *, const char *);
-bool		xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t, const char *,
+int 		xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(const char *, const char *);
+int		xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t, const char *,
 					  const char *);
 int		xbps_remove_string_from_array(prop_array_t, const char *);
 
diff --git a/lib/depends.c b/lib/depends.c
index 2cd62714fe2..2934b078b83 100644
--- a/lib/depends.c
+++ b/lib/depends.c
@@ -341,13 +341,12 @@ find_pkg_missing_deps_from_repo(prop_dictionary_t repo, prop_dictionary_t pkg)
 		if ((rv = store_dependency(pkg, curpkgd, repo)) != 0)
 			break;
 		/*
-		 * Remove package from missing now.
+		 * Remove package from missing_deps array now.
 		 */
-		if (!xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(chaindeps,
-		    "missing_deps", pkgname)) {
-			if (errno != 0 && errno != ENOENT)
-				break;
-		}
+		rv = xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(chaindeps,
+		    "missing_deps", pkgname);
+		if (rv != 0 && rv != ENOENT)
+			break;
 
 		prop_object_iterator_reset(iter);
 	}
@@ -444,12 +443,11 @@ find_pkg_deps_from_repo(prop_dictionary_t repo, prop_dictionary_t pkg,
 		/*
 		 * Remove package from missing_deps now it's been found.
 		 */
-		if (!xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(chaindeps,
-		    "missing_deps", pkgname)) {
-			if (errno != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
-				free(pkgname);
-				break;
-			}
+		rv = xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(chaindeps,
+		    "missing_deps", pkgname);
+		if (rv != 0 && rv != ENOENT) {
+			free(pkgname);
+			break;
 		}
 		free(pkgname);
 
diff --git a/lib/plist.c b/lib/plist.c
index 461380809de..67239617423 100644
--- a/lib/plist.c
+++ b/lib/plist.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ xbps_remove_string_from_array(prop_array_t array, const char *str)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-bool
+int
 xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key,
 			  const char *pkgname)
 {
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key,
 
 	array = prop_dictionary_get(dict, key);
 	if (array == NULL || prop_object_type(array) != PROP_TYPE_ARRAY)
-		return false;
+		return EINVAL;
 
 	iter = prop_array_iterator(array);
 	if (iter == NULL)
-		return false;
+		return errno;
 
 	/* Iterate over the array of dictionaries to find its index. */
 	while ((obj = prop_object_iterator_next(iter))) {
@@ -313,35 +313,36 @@ xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(prop_dictionary_t dict, const char *key,
 	if (found == true)
 		prop_array_remove(array, i);
 	else
-		errno = ENOENT;
+		return ENOENT;
 
-	return found;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-bool
+int
 xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(const char *pkg, const char *plist)
 {
 	prop_dictionary_t pdict;
+	int rv = 0;
 
 	assert(pkg != NULL);
 	assert(plist != NULL);
 
 	pdict = prop_dictionary_internalize_from_file(plist);
 	if (pdict == NULL)
-		return false;
+		return errno;
 
-	if (!xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(pdict, "packages", pkg)) {
+	rv = xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict(pdict, "packages", pkg);
+	if (rv != 0) {
 		prop_object_release(pdict);
-		errno = ENODEV;
-		return false;
+		return rv;
 	}
 
 	if (!prop_dictionary_externalize_to_file(pdict, plist)) {
 		prop_object_release(pdict);
-		return false;
+		return errno;
 	}
 
 	prop_object_release(pdict);
 
-	return true;
+	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/remove.c b/lib/remove.c
index d3fc0d71ef0..797d6ab4c7c 100644
--- a/lib/remove.c
+++ b/lib/remove.c
@@ -53,9 +53,7 @@ xbps_unregister_pkg(const char *pkgname)
 	if (plist == NULL)
 		return EINVAL;
 
-	if (!xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(pkgname, plist))
-		rv = errno;
-	
+	rv = xbps_remove_pkg_dict_from_file(pkgname, plist);
 	free(plist);
 
 	return rv;