diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
index 75f9b5af..79c424c4 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
@@ -474,8 +474,14 @@ flatpak_builtin_install (int argc, char **argv, GCancellable *cancellable, GErro
       if (!flatpak_resolve_matching_refs (remote, dir, opt_yes, refs, id, &ref, error))
         return FALSE;
 
-      if (!flatpak_cli_transaction_add_install (transaction, remote, ref, (const char **) opt_subpaths, error))
-        return FALSE;
+      if (!flatpak_transaction_add_install (transaction, remote, ref, (const char **)opt_subpaths, error))
+        {
+          if (!g_error_matches (*error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ALREADY_INSTALLED))
+            return FALSE;
+
+          g_printerr (_("Skipping: %s\n"), (*error)->message);
+          g_clear_error (error);
+        }
     }
 
   if (!flatpak_cli_transaction_run (transaction, cancellable, error))
diff --git a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
index 4bcf14d4..9933dc1a 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.c
@@ -1064,30 +1064,6 @@ flatpak_cli_transaction_new (FlatpakDir *dir,
   return (FlatpakTransaction *) g_steal_pointer (&self);
 }
 
-gboolean
-flatpak_cli_transaction_add_install (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
-                                     const char         *remote,
-                                     const char         *ref,
-                                     const char        **subpaths,
-                                     GError            **error)
-{
-  g_autoptr(GError) local_error = NULL;
-
-  if (!flatpak_transaction_add_install (transaction, remote, ref, subpaths, &local_error))
-    {
-      if (g_error_matches (local_error, FLATPAK_ERROR, FLATPAK_ERROR_ALREADY_INSTALLED))
-        {
-          g_printerr (_("Skipping: %s\n"), local_error->message);
-          return TRUE;
-        }
-
-      g_propagate_error (error, g_steal_pointer (&local_error));
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 gboolean
 flatpak_cli_transaction_run (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,
                              GCancellable       *cancellable,
diff --git a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.h b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.h
index 4c79bee3..009d01e9 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.h
+++ b/app/flatpak-cli-transaction.h
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@ FlatpakTransaction * flatpak_cli_transaction_new (FlatpakDir * dir,
                                                   gboolean stop_on_first_error,
                                                   GError * *error);
 
-gboolean flatpak_cli_transaction_add_install (FlatpakTransaction *self,
-                                              const char         *remote,
-                                              const char         *ref,
-                                              const char        **subpaths,
-                                              GError            **error);
 gboolean flatpak_cli_transaction_was_aborted (FlatpakTransaction *transaction);
 
 gboolean flatpak_cli_transaction_run (FlatpakTransaction *transaction,