diff --git a/libdnf/goal/Goal.cpp b/libdnf/goal/Goal.cpp
index 7def8371c..3684ce4bc 100644
--- a/libdnf/goal/Goal.cpp
+++ b/libdnf/goal/Goal.cpp
@@ -1631,8 +1631,6 @@ Goal::Impl::protectedInRemovals()
     if ((!protectedPkgs || !protectedPkgs->size()) && !protect_running_kernel)
         return false;
     auto pkgRemoveList = listResults(SOLVER_TRANSACTION_ERASE, 0);
-    auto pkgObsoleteList = listResults(SOLVER_TRANSACTION_OBSOLETED, 0);
-    map_or(pkgRemoveList.getMap(), pkgObsoleteList.getMap());
 
     removalOfProtected.reset(new PackageSet(pkgRemoveList));
     Id id = -1;