diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
index 5381c9e8..11167d92 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 		printf("%s: configuring ...\n", xscd->arg);
 		break;
 	case XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE:
-	case XBPS_STATE_REGISTER:
-	case XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER:
 	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE:
 		/* empty */
 		break;
@@ -132,8 +130,6 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 	case XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_UPDATE_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_FAIL:
-	case XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL:
-	case XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_REMOVE_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_VERIFY_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_DOWNLOAD_FAIL:
diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
index 603fefe7..bd2367cc 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ state_cb_rm(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 
 	switch (xscd->state) {
 	/* notifications */
-	case XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER:
-		break;
 	case XBPS_STATE_REMOVE:
 		printf("Removing `%s' ...\n", xscd->arg);
 		break;
@@ -99,7 +97,6 @@ state_cb_rm(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 			    xscd->xhp->rootdir);
 		break;
 	/* errors */
-	case XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER_FAIL:
 	case XBPS_STATE_REMOVE_FAIL:
 		xbps_error_printf("%s\n", xscd->desc);
 		if (syslog_enabled)
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h.in b/include/xbps_api.h.in
index 4614abbe..62b0717b 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.7"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130307"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130307-1"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
@@ -159,18 +159,11 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_AUTO		0x00000010
 
-/**
- * @def XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_MANUAL
- * Enabled manual install mode for a package and all dependencies
- * installed direct and indirectly.
- */
-#define XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_MANUAL	0x00000020
-
 /**
  * @def XBPS_FLAG_DEBUG
  * Enable debug mode to output debugging printfs to stdout/stderr.
  */
-#define XBPS_FLAG_DEBUG 		0x00000040
+#define XBPS_FLAG_DEBUG 		0x00000020
 
 /**
  * @def XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_UNPACK
@@ -178,7 +171,7 @@
  * files will be unpacked overwritting the current ones.
  * Must be set through the xbps_handle::flags member.
  */
-#define XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_UNPACK 		0x00000080
+#define XBPS_FLAG_FORCE_UNPACK 		0x00000040
 
 /**
  * @def XBPS_FETCH_CACHECONN
@@ -233,8 +226,6 @@ extern "C" {
  * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE: a package is being configured.
  * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE: a package has been configured successfully.
  * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIG_FILE: a package configuration file is being processed.
- * - XBPS_STATE_REGISTER: a package is being registered.
- * - XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER: a package is being unregistered.
  * - XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC: a remote repository's package index is being
  * synchronized.
  * - XBPS_STATE_VERIFY_FAIL: binary package integrity has failed.
@@ -250,8 +241,6 @@ extern "C" {
  * has failed.
  * - XBPS_STATE_UPDATE_FAIL: package update has failed.
  * - XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL: package unpack has failed.
- * - XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL: package register has failed.
- * - XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER_FAIL: package unregister has failed.
  * - XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC_FAIL: syncing remote repositories has failed.
  */
 typedef enum xbps_state {
@@ -276,8 +265,6 @@ typedef enum xbps_state {
 	XBPS_STATE_UNPACK,
 	XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE,
 	XBPS_STATE_CONFIG_FILE,
-	XBPS_STATE_REGISTER,
-	XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER,
 	XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC,
 	XBPS_STATE_VERIFY_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_DOWNLOAD_FAIL,
@@ -290,8 +277,6 @@ typedef enum xbps_state {
 	XBPS_STATE_CONFIG_FILE_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_UPDATE_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_UNPACK_FAIL,
-	XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL,
-	XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE,
 	XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE
diff --git a/include/xbps_api_impl.h b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
index 0203cf4d..effe2ac6 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api_impl.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api_impl.h
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ int HIDDEN xbps_remove_pkg_files(struct xbps_handle *, prop_dictionary_t,
  * From lib/package_register.c
  */
 int HIDDEN xbps_register_pkg(struct xbps_handle *, prop_dictionary_t);
-int HIDDEN xbps_unregister_pkg(struct xbps_handle *, const char *);
 
 /**
  * @private
diff --git a/lib/package_register.c b/lib/package_register.c
index b0c2a36b..82411fcb 100644
--- a/lib/package_register.c
+++ b/lib/package_register.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ xbps_register_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, prop_dictionary_t pkgrd)
 	provides = prop_dictionary_get(pkgrd, "provides");
 	rundeps = prop_dictionary_get(pkgrd, "run_depends");
 
-	xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_REGISTER, 0, pkgver, NULL);
-
 	assert(pkgver != NULL);
 	assert(desc != NULL);
 
@@ -76,11 +74,8 @@ xbps_register_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, prop_dictionary_t pkgrd)
 		rv = EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
-	prop_dictionary_get_bool(pkgd, "automatic-install", &autoinst);
 	if (xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_AUTO)
 		autoinst = true;
-	else if (xhp->flags & XBPS_FLAG_INSTALL_MANUAL)
-		autoinst = false;
 
 	if (!prop_dictionary_set_bool(pkgd,
 	    "automatic-install", autoinst)) {
@@ -147,37 +142,11 @@ xbps_register_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, prop_dictionary_t pkgrd)
 		    "%s: failed to set pkgd for %s\n", __func__, pkgver);
 		goto out;
 	}
-	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
+	rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
 
 out:
 	if (pkgname)
 		free(pkgname);
 
-	if (rv != 0) {
-		xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL,
-		    rv, pkgver, "%s: failed to register package: %s",
-		    pkgver, strerror(rv));
-	}
-
 	return rv;
 }
-
-int HIDDEN
-xbps_unregister_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkgver)
-{
-	char *pkgname;
-
-	assert(xhp);
-	assert(pkgver);
-
-	xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER, 0, pkgver, NULL, NULL);
-
-	pkgname = xbps_pkg_name(pkgver);
-	assert(pkgname);
-	prop_dictionary_remove(xhp->pkgdb, pkgname);
-	free(pkgname);
-
-	(void)xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
-
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/lib/package_remove.c b/lib/package_remove.c
index 4b776f31..036dacd8 100644
--- a/lib/package_remove.c
+++ b/lib/package_remove.c
@@ -319,7 +319,8 @@ purge:
 	/*
 	 * Unregister package from pkgdb.
 	 */
-	if ((rv = xbps_unregister_pkg(xhp, pkgver)) != 0)
+	prop_dictionary_remove(xhp->pkgdb, pkgname);
+	if ((rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true)) != 0)
 		goto out;
 
 	xbps_dbg_printf(xhp, "[remove] unregister %s returned %d\n", pkgver, rv);
diff --git a/lib/package_state.c b/lib/package_state.c
index 12922bad..83221bcd 100644
--- a/lib/package_state.c
+++ b/lib/package_state.c
@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@ xbps_set_pkg_state_dictionary(prop_dictionary_t dict, pkg_state_t state)
 	return set_new_state(dict, state);
 }
 
-static int
-set_pkg_objs(prop_dictionary_t pkgd, const char *pkgver)
-{
-	if (!prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd, "pkgver", pkgver))
-		return EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 xbps_set_pkg_state_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 			     const char *pkgver,
@@ -158,9 +149,10 @@ xbps_set_pkg_state_installed(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		if (pkgd == NULL)
 			return ENOMEM;
 
-		if ((rv = set_pkg_objs(pkgd, pkgver)) != 0) {
+		if (!prop_dictionary_set_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
+		    "pkgver", pkgver)) {
 			prop_object_release(pkgd);
-			return rv;
+			return EINVAL;
 		}
 		if ((rv = set_new_state(pkgd, state)) != 0) {
 			prop_object_release(pkgd);
diff --git a/lib/transaction_ops.c b/lib/transaction_ops.c
index 81778c4a..60286011 100644
--- a/lib/transaction_ops.c
+++ b/lib/transaction_ops.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ trans_find_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg, int action)
 	char *pkgname;
 	int rv = 0;
 	pkg_state_t state = 0;
+	bool autoinst = false;
 
 	assert(pkg != NULL);
 
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ trans_find_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp, const char *pkg, int action)
 			    repopkgver, instpkgver, repoloc);
 			return EEXIST;
 		}
+		/* respect current install mode from pkgdb */
+		prop_dictionary_get_bool(pkg_pkgdb, "automatic-install",
+		    &autoinst);
+		prop_dictionary_set_bool(pkg_repod, "automatic-install",
+		    autoinst);
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Prepare transaction dictionary.