diff --git a/bin/epm-assure b/bin/epm-assure
index 37118aaff2ebcef1019493890ed190bc63892b67..5b2d5d6e8a666879bdbb034c3268b3bd5a1de381 100644
--- a/bin/epm-assure
+++ b/bin/epm-assure
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ epm_assure()
     load_helper epm-install
     (repack='' pkg_names="$PACKAGE" pkg_files='' pkg_urls='' epm_install ) || return
 
+    # keep auto installed packages
     # https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/42240
-    load_helper epm-mark
-    epm_mark_auto "$PACKAGE"
+    #load_helper epm-mark
+    #epm_mark_auto "$PACKAGE"
 
     # no check if we don't need a version
     [ -n "$PACKAGEVERSION" ] || return 0