diff --git a/packager/basepkgmanager.pas b/packager/basepkgmanager.pas
index 891d2a8410..2024901cec 100644
--- a/packager/basepkgmanager.pas
+++ b/packager/basepkgmanager.pas
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ uses
   TypInfo, Classes, SysUtils, Forms, LazFileUtils, LCLProc, ComCtrls,
   LazIDEIntf, PackageIntf, MenuIntf,
   LazarusIDEStrConsts, EnvironmentOpts,
-  CompilerOptions, PackageDefs, PackageSystem, ComponentReg, Project;
+  CompilerOptions, PackageDefs, PackageSystem, Project;
 
 type
   { TBasePkgManager }
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ type
                                   OnlyTestIfPossible: boolean = false): TModalResult; virtual; abstract;
     function AddProjectDependency(AProject: TProject;
                                   ADependency: TPkgDependency): TModalResult; virtual; abstract;
-    procedure AddProjectRegCompDependency(AProject: TProject;
-                          ARegisteredComponent: TRegisteredComponent); virtual; abstract;
     function AddProjectDependencies(AProject: TProject; const Packages: string;
                                   OnlyTestIfPossible: boolean = false): TModalResult; virtual; abstract;
     function CheckProjectHasInstalledPackages(AProject: TProject; Interactive: boolean): TModalResult; virtual; abstract;
diff --git a/packager/pkgmanager.pas b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
index 4b5c3c8285..2aa8272048 100644
--- a/packager/pkgmanager.pas
+++ b/packager/pkgmanager.pas
@@ -275,8 +275,6 @@ type
                                   OnlyTestIfPossible: boolean = false): TModalResult; override;
     function AddProjectDependency(AProject: TProject;
                                   ADependency: TPkgDependency): TModalResult; override;
-    procedure AddProjectRegCompDependency(AProject: TProject;
-                          ARegisteredComponent: TRegisteredComponent); override;
     function AddProjectDependencies(AProject: TProject; const Packages: string;
                                   OnlyTestIfPossible: boolean = false): TModalResult; override;
     function OnProjectInspectorAddDependency(Sender: TObject;
@@ -3378,23 +3376,6 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
-procedure TPkgManager.AddProjectRegCompDependency(AProject: TProject;
-  ARegisteredComponent: TRegisteredComponent);
-var
-  PkgFile: TPkgFile;
-  APackage: TLazPackage;
-begin
-  if not (ARegisteredComponent is TPkgComponent) then exit;
-  
-  PkgFile:=TPkgComponent(ARegisteredComponent).PkgFile;
-  if (PkgFile=nil) then exit;
-
-  APackage:=PkgFile.LazPackage;
-  APackage:=TLazPackage(RedirectPackageDependency(APackage));
-
-  AddProjectDependency(AProject,APackage);
-end;
-
 function TPkgManager.AddProjectDependencies(AProject: TProject;
   const Packages: string; OnlyTestIfPossible: boolean): TModalResult;
 var