diff --git a/pactest/tests/remove043.py b/pactest/tests/remove043.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/pactest/tests/remove043.py
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+self.description = "Remove a package required by another package"
+
+lp1 = pmpkg("pkg1")
+lp1.depends = ["imaginary"]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp1)
+
+lp2 = pmpkg("pkg2")
+lp2.provides = ["imaginary"]
+lp2.requiredby = [ "pkg1" ]
+self.addpkg2db("local", lp2)
+
+
+self.args = "-R %s" % lp2.name
+
+self.addrule("!PACMAN_RETCODE=0")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg1")
+self.addrule("PKG_EXIST=pkg2")
+self.addrule("PKG_REQUIREDBY=pkg2|pkg1")