diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/CompositeRepository.php b/src/Composer/Repository/CompositeRepository.php
index e000d97e8..b01f2e7ca 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/CompositeRepository.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/CompositeRepository.php
@@ -91,6 +91,17 @@ class CompositeRepository implements RepositoryInterface
         return call_user_func_array('array_merge', $packages);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function removePackage(PackageInterface $package)
+    {
+        foreach($this->repositories as $repository) {
+            /* @var $repository RepositoryInterface */
+            $repository->removePackage($package);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Composer/Repository/RepositoryInterface.php b/src/Composer/Repository/RepositoryInterface.php
index e4a79695d..de735c039 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Repository/RepositoryInterface.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Repository/RepositoryInterface.php
@@ -57,4 +57,11 @@ interface RepositoryInterface extends \Countable
      * @return  array
      */
     function getPackages();
+
+    /**
+     * @abstract
+     * @param       \Composer\Package\PackageInterface  $package
+     * @return      void
+     */
+    function removePackage(PackageInterface $package);
 }