diff --git a/lib/bundler/resolver.rb b/lib/bundler/resolver.rb
index 052d7761837..f8cb1a34c3d 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/resolver.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/resolver.rb
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ def name_for_locking_dependency_source
 
     def requirement_satisfied_by?(requirement, activated, spec)
       return false unless requirement.matches_spec?(spec) || spec.source.is_a?(Source::Gemspec)
-      if spec.version.prerelease? && !requirement.prerelease? && search_for(requirement).any? {|sg| !sg.version.prerelease? }
-        vertex = activated.vertex_named(spec.name)
-        return false if vertex.requirements.none?(&:prerelease?)
-      end
       spec.activate_platform!(requirement.__platform) if !@platforms || @platforms.include?(requirement.__platform)
       true
     end
diff --git a/spec/resolver/basic_spec.rb b/spec/resolver/basic_spec.rb
index 623d092644b..0577a718b98 100644
--- a/spec/resolver/basic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/resolver/basic_spec.rb
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@
     should_resolve_as %w[need-pre-1.0.0 activesupport-3.0.0.beta1]
   end
 
+  it "selects a pre-release if it's specified in the Gemfile" do
+    dep "activesupport", "= 3.0.0.beta"
+    dep "actionpack"
+
+    should_resolve_as %w[activesupport-3.0.0.beta actionpack-3.0.0.beta rack-1.1 rack-mount-0.6]
+  end
+
   it "raises an exception if a child dependency is not resolved" do
     @index = a_unresovable_child_index
     dep "chef_app_error"