diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
index f4328f2529..2a0d4c9f41 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ flatpak_builtin_install (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GErro
           if (remote_dir_pairs->len == 0)
             return flatpak_fail (error, _("No remote refs found similar to ‘%s’"), argv[1]);
 
-          if (!flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (opt_yes, remote_dir_pairs, argv[1], &chosen_pair, error))
+          if (!flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (remote_dir_pairs, argv[1], &chosen_pair, error))
             return FALSE;
 
           remote = g_strdup (chosen_pair->remote_name);
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
index bec64a2ef5..7439475b78 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.c
@@ -552,8 +552,7 @@ flatpak_resolve_matching_installed_refs (gboolean    assume_yes,
 }
 
 gboolean
-flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (gboolean        assume_yes,
-                                  GPtrArray      *remote_dir_pairs,
+flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (GPtrArray      *remote_dir_pairs,
                                   const char     *opt_search_ref,
                                   RemoteDirPair **out_pair,
                                   GError        **error)
@@ -563,7 +562,11 @@ flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (gboolean        assume_yes,
 
   g_assert (remote_dir_pairs->len > 0);
 
-  if (assume_yes && remote_dir_pairs->len == 1)
+  /* Here we use the only matching remote even if --assumeyes wasn't specified
+   * because the user will still be asked to confirm the operation in the next
+   * step after the dependencies are resolved.
+   */
+  if (remote_dir_pairs->len == 1)
     chosen = 1;
 
   if (chosen == 0)
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.h b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.h
index 9920b403bc..8b2c1c8b15 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.h
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-utils.h
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@ gboolean flatpak_resolve_matching_installed_refs (gboolean    assume_yes,
                                                   GPtrArray  *out_pairs,
                                                   GError    **error);
 
-gboolean flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (gboolean        assume_yes,
-                                           GPtrArray      *remote_dir_pairs,
+gboolean flatpak_resolve_matching_remotes (GPtrArray      *remote_dir_pairs,
                                            const char     *opt_search_ref,
                                            RemoteDirPair **out_pair,
                                            GError        **error);