Package isn't removed if it is a source package

Bug #1232022 reported by Removed by request
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Bug Description

I'm using Ubuntu 13.10 dev with apt 0.9.9.1~ubuntu3. If a package gets requested to be removed but it is a source package apt does point then to the correct package. But this will cause that the package doesn't get removed anymore:

sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-nonfree
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'flashplugin-installer' instead of 'flashplugin-nonfree'
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
sworddragon@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  flashplugin-installer
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 139 kB disk space will be freed.
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