diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/reconciler/dropins/ProfileSynchronizer.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/reconciler/dropins/ProfileSynchronizer.java
index 001684f..d482f1c 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/reconciler/dropins/ProfileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/src/org/eclipse/equinox/internal/p2/reconciler/dropins/ProfileSynchronizer.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.reconciler.dropins;
 
+import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.IRequirement;
+
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.*;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.*;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.core.helpers.*;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.director.ProfileChangeRequest;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.extensionlocation.Constants;
+import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.RequiredCapability;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.configurator.Configurator;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.p2.directorywatcher.RepositoryListener;
 import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.core.IProvisioningAgent;
@@ -123,6 +126,15 @@ public class ProfileSynchronizer {
 		if (moveResult.getSeverity() == IStatus.ERROR || moveResult.getSeverity() == IStatus.CANCEL)
 			return moveResult;
 
+		if (!request.getRemovals().isEmpty()) {
+			Collection<IRequirement> requirements = new ArrayList<IRequirement>();
+			for (IInstallableUnit unit : request.getRemovals()) {
+				RequiredCapability req = new RequiredCapability(IInstallableUnit.NAMESPACE_IU_ID, unit.getId(), new VersionRange(unit.getVersion(), true, unit.getVersion(), true), null, 0, 0, false, null);
+				requirements.add(req);
+			}
+			request.addExtraRequirements(requirements);
+		}
+
 		// now create a plan for the rest of the work and execute it
 		IStatus addRemoveResult = performAddRemove(request, context, monitor);
 		if (addRemoveResult.getSeverity() == IStatus.ERROR || addRemoveResult.getSeverity() == IStatus.CANCEL)
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 067f887..131e3c8 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Export-Package: org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.reconciler.dropins;x-internal:=true
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.equinox.common;bundle-version="[3.5.0,4.0.0)",
- org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse;bundle-version="1.0.0"
+ org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse;bundle-version="1.0.0",
+ org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: J2SE-1.5,
  J2SE-1.4,
  CDC-1.1/Foundation-1.1
diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 04056a5..7590cde 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ Export-Package: org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata;
    org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ql,
    org.eclipse.equinox.p2.ui,
    org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.eclipse,
-   org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.tools",
+   org.eclipse.equinox.p2.repository.tools,
+   org.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins",
  org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.metadata.expression;
   x-friends:="org.eclipse.equinox.p2.artifact.repository,
    org.eclipse.equinox.p2.directorywatcher,