diff --git a/src/backend/todo_per_backend.rs b/src/backend/todo_per_backend.rs
index da3a597..02bb114 100644
--- a/src/backend/todo_per_backend.rs
+++ b/src/backend/todo_per_backend.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ impl ToDoPerBackend {
             if packages.is_empty() {
                 continue;
             }
+
             let exit_status = func(&**backend, packages).with_context(|| {
                 format!("{verb_continuous} packages for {}", backend.get_binary())
             })?;
@@ -62,10 +63,6 @@ impl ToDoPerBackend {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.0.iter().all(|(_, packages)| packages.is_empty())
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn show(&self, keyword: Option<&str>) {
         for (backend, packages) in self.iter() {
             if packages.is_empty() {
diff --git a/src/core.rs b/src/core.rs
index 3a6dc4e..f12e9b6 100644
--- a/src/core.rs
+++ b/src/core.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ impl Pacdef {
     fn clean_packages(mut self) -> Result<()> {
         let to_remove = self.get_unmanaged_packages();
 
-        if to_remove.is_empty() {
+        if to_remove.nothing_to_do_for_all_backends() {
             println!("nothing to do");
             return Ok(());
         }