diff --git a/nvchecker/tools.py b/nvchecker/tools.py
index 5e43b5d..6e9b810 100644
--- a/nvchecker/tools.py
+++ b/nvchecker/tools.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def take() -> None:
   oldvers = core.read_verfile(oldverf)
   newvers = core.read_verfile(newverf)
 
+  for removed in set(oldvers) - set(newvers):
+    del oldvers[removed]
+
   if args.all:
     oldvers.update(newvers)
   else: