diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index db628dbc..e004970a 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.3"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20111224-1"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20111224-2"
 #define XBPS_VERSION		"0.12"
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/plist_remove.c b/lib/plist_remove.c
index 48758ff3..b3817953 100644
--- a/lib/plist_remove.c
+++ b/lib/plist_remove.c
@@ -126,13 +126,12 @@ xbps_remove_pkg_from_dict_by_name(prop_dictionary_t dict,
 	assert(pkgname != NULL);
 
 	array = prop_dictionary_get(dict, key);
-	if (array == NULL)
+	if (array == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOENT;
 		return false;
+	}
 
-	if (!xbps_remove_pkg_from_array_by_name(array, pkgname))
-		return false;
-
-	return prop_dictionary_set(dict, key, array);
+	return xbps_remove_pkg_from_array_by_name(array, pkgname);
 }
 
 bool