diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/DefaultPolicy.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/DefaultPolicy.php
index 1fe22ff3c..bbbf43025 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/DefaultPolicy.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/DefaultPolicy.php
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ class DefaultPolicy implements PolicyInterface
         return $packages;
     }
 
-    public function installable(Solver $solver, Pool $pool, array $installedMap, PackageInterface $package)
-    {
-        // todo: package blacklist?
-        return true;
-    }
-
     public function getPriority(Pool $pool, PackageInterface $package)
     {
         return $pool->getPriority($package->getRepository());
diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/PolicyInterface.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/PolicyInterface.php
index 1f65c1bf9..f00f857d4 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/PolicyInterface.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/PolicyInterface.php
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ interface PolicyInterface
 {
     function versionCompare(PackageInterface $a, PackageInterface $b, $operator);
     function findUpdatePackages(Pool $pool, array $installedMap, PackageInterface $package);
-    function installable(Solver $solver, Pool $pool, array $installedMap, PackageInterface $package);
     function selectPreferedPackages(Pool $pool, array $installedMap, array $literals);
 }
diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Rule.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Rule.php
index 3b9ffcc28..4370d38c6 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Rule.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Rule.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class Rule
     const RULE_JOB_INSTALL = 2;
     const RULE_JOB_REMOVE = 3;
     const RULE_JOB_LOCK = 4;
-    const RULE_NOT_INSTALLABLE = 5;
     const RULE_PACKAGE_CONFLICT = 6;
     const RULE_PACKAGE_REQUIRES = 7;
     const RULE_PACKAGE_OBSOLETES = 8;
@@ -200,9 +199,6 @@ class Rule
             case self::RULE_JOB_LOCK:
                 return "Lock command rule ($ruleText)";
 
-            case self::RULE_NOT_INSTALLABLE:
-                return $ruleText;
-
             case self::RULE_PACKAGE_CONFLICT:
                 $package1 = $this->literals[0]->getPackage();
                 $package2 = $this->literals[1]->getPackage();
diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Solver.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Solver.php
index 5a243a2ec..514412ab7 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Solver.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Solver.php
@@ -198,11 +198,6 @@ class Solver
 
             $this->addedMap[$package->getId()] = true;
 
-            if (!$this->policy->installable($this, $this->pool, $this->installedMap, $package)) {
-                $this->addRule(RuleSet::TYPE_PACKAGE, $this->createRemoveRule($package, Rule::RULE_NOT_INSTALLABLE, (string) $package));
-                continue;
-            }
-
             foreach ($package->getRequires() as $link) {
                 $possibleRequires = $this->pool->whatProvides($link->getTarget(), $link->getConstraint());