diff --git a/tools/project.js b/tools/project.js
index 0e9ed83955..3a53d243af 100644
--- a/tools/project.js
+++ b/tools/project.js
@@ -299,7 +299,8 @@ _.extend(Project.prototype, {
     // Remove the versions that don't exist
     var removed = _.difference(_.keys(versions), _.keys(newVersions));
     _.each(removed, function(packageName) {
-      messageLog.push("removed dependency on " + packageName);
+      if (!_.contains(options.skipPackages, packageName))
+        messageLog.push("removed dependency on " + packageName);
     });
 
     _.each(newVersions, function(version, packageName) {