diff --git a/src/solver.c b/src/solver.c
index faa20b0..2ea7f3f 100644
--- a/src/solver.c
+++ b/src/solver.c
@@ -493,17 +493,6 @@ static void reconsider_name(struct apk_solver_state *ss, struct apk_name *name)
 		name->name, name->ss.has_options, name->ss.reverse_deps_done);
 }
 
-static int count_requirers(const struct apk_package *pkg)
-{
-	int cnt = pkg->name->ss.requirers;
-	struct apk_dependency *p;
-
-	foreach_array_item(p, pkg->provides)
-		cnt += p->name->ss.requirers;
-
-	return cnt;
-}
-
 static int compare_providers(struct apk_solver_state *ss,
 			     struct apk_provider *pA, struct apk_provider *pB)
 {
@@ -597,13 +586,6 @@ static int compare_providers(struct apk_solver_state *ss,
 			return r;
 		}
 
-		/* Prefer highest requirer count. */
-		r = count_requirers(pkgA) - count_requirers(pkgB);
-		if (r) {
-			dbg_printf("    prefer highest requirer count\n");
-			return r;
-		}
-
 		/* Prefer installed */
 		if (!(solver_flags & APK_SOLVERF_UPGRADE)) {
 			r = (pkgA->ipkg != NULL) - (pkgB->ipkg != NULL);
diff --git a/test/provides.repo b/test/provides.repo
index 358151e..ed72f72 100644
--- a/test/provides.repo
+++ b/test/provides.repo
@@ -111,3 +111,25 @@ V:0.1
 S:1
 I:1
 D:conflicted-provider-2
+
+C:Q1inqy40xXhjHaXUlG+qIshN+TIvA=
+P:pulseaudio-alsa
+V:1
+S:1
+I:1
+k:10
+
+c:a79b3f751d72fd4bdb6729139660d0b4f5b87a33
+P:pulseaudio
+V:1
+S:1
+I:1
+k:10
+
+C:Q1FAFBeAhWPV1XXEdoW+TSjrUghxU=
+P:pipewire-pulse
+V:1
+S:1
+I:1
+k:1
+p:pulseaudio=1 pulseaudio-alsa=1
diff --git a/test/provides13.test b/test/provides13.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d6482d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/provides13.test
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@ARGS
+--test-repo provides.repo
+add pulseaudio pulseaudio-alsa
+@EXPECT
+(1/2) Installing pulseaudio (1)
+(2/2) Installing pulseaudio-alsa (1)
+OK: 0 MiB in 0 packages