diff --git a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
index c385fda60..13a233155 100644
--- a/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
+++ b/src/Composer/DependencyResolver/Pool.php
@@ -274,10 +274,8 @@ class Pool
             if (isset($this->packageByExactName[$name])) {
                 $candidates = array_merge($candidates, $this->packageByExactName[$name]);
             }
-        } else {
-            if (isset($this->packageByName[$name])) {
-                $candidates = array_merge($candidates, $this->packageByName[$name]);
-            }
+        } elseif (isset($this->packageByName[$name])) {
+            $candidates = array_merge($candidates, $this->packageByName[$name]);
         }
 
         $matches = $provideMatches = array();