diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
index ef33c27800cd4f0a2126cd1cfead3155234354de..4e39cee3d113b40d6a2cb1f2b101c147e125d5fc 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -881,126 +881,6 @@ Array [
 ]
 `;
 
-exports[`workers/repository/process/lookup .lookupUpdates() returns only one update if automerging 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "fromVersion": "0.4.0",
-    "isSingleVersion": true,
-    "newMajor": 1,
-    "newMinor": 4,
-    "newValue": "1.4.1",
-    "releaseTimestamp": "2015-05-17T04:25:07.299Z",
-    "skippedOverVersions": Array [
-      "0.4.1",
-      "0.4.2",
-      "0.4.4",
-      "0.5.0",
-      "0.5.1",
-      "0.5.2",
-      "0.5.3",
-      "0.6.0",
-      "0.7.0",
-      "0.7.1",
-      "0.7.2",
-      "0.8.0",
-      "0.8.1",
-      "0.8.2",
-      "0.8.3",
-      "0.8.4",
-      "0.8.5",
-      "0.8.6",
-      "0.8.7",
-      "0.8.8",
-      "0.8.9",
-      "0.8.10",
-      "0.8.11",
-      "0.8.12",
-      "0.9.0",
-      "0.9.1",
-      "0.9.2",
-      "0.9.3",
-      "0.9.4",
-      "0.9.5",
-      "0.9.6",
-      "0.9.7",
-      "1.0.0",
-      "1.0.1",
-      "1.1.0",
-      "1.1.1",
-      "1.1.2",
-      "1.2.0",
-      "1.2.1",
-      "1.3.0",
-      "1.4.0",
-    ],
-    "toVersion": "1.4.1",
-    "updateType": "major",
-  },
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`workers/repository/process/lookup .lookupUpdates() returns only one update if automerging major 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "isPin": true,
-    "newMajor": 0,
-    "newValue": "0.4.4",
-    "updateType": "pin",
-  },
-  Object {
-    "blockedByPin": true,
-    "fromVersion": "0.4.4",
-    "isSingleVersion": true,
-    "newMajor": 1,
-    "newMinor": 4,
-    "newValue": "1.4.1",
-    "releaseTimestamp": "2015-05-17T04:25:07.299Z",
-    "skippedOverVersions": Array [
-      "0.5.0",
-      "0.5.1",
-      "0.5.2",
-      "0.5.3",
-      "0.6.0",
-      "0.7.0",
-      "0.7.1",
-      "0.7.2",
-      "0.8.0",
-      "0.8.1",
-      "0.8.2",
-      "0.8.3",
-      "0.8.4",
-      "0.8.5",
-      "0.8.6",
-      "0.8.7",
-      "0.8.8",
-      "0.8.9",
-      "0.8.10",
-      "0.8.11",
-      "0.8.12",
-      "0.9.0",
-      "0.9.1",
-      "0.9.2",
-      "0.9.3",
-      "0.9.4",
-      "0.9.5",
-      "0.9.6",
-      "0.9.7",
-      "1.0.0",
-      "1.0.1",
-      "1.1.0",
-      "1.1.1",
-      "1.1.2",
-      "1.2.0",
-      "1.2.1",
-      "1.3.0",
-      "1.4.0",
-    ],
-    "toVersion": "1.4.1",
-    "updateType": "major",
-  },
-]
-`;
-
 exports[`workers/repository/process/lookup .lookupUpdates() returns patch minor and major 1`] = `
 Array [
   Object {
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.spec.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.spec.ts
index d6655f8625bb90f9d9d10c53d668b25bb3badee3..cf42ad406744cf1f0411eaf3ef62ee9e652bfbc3 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.spec.ts
@@ -119,26 +119,6 @@ describe('workers/repository/process/lookup', () => {
       expect(res.updates).toMatchSnapshot();
       expect(res.updates).toHaveLength(1);
     });
-    it('returns only one update if automerging', async () => {
-      config.automerge = true;
-      config.currentValue = '0.4.0';
-      config.rangeStrategy = 'pin';
-      config.depName = 'q';
-      config.datasource = datasourceNpmId;
-      nock('https://registry.npmjs.org').get('/q').reply(200, qJson);
-      const res = await lookup.lookupUpdates(config);
-      expect(res.updates).toMatchSnapshot();
-      expect(res.updates).toHaveLength(1);
-    });
-    it('returns only one update if automerging major', async () => {
-      config.major = { automerge: true };
-      config.currentValue = '^0.4.0';
-      config.rangeStrategy = 'pin';
-      config.depName = 'q';
-      config.datasource = datasourceNpmId;
-      nock('https://registry.npmjs.org').get('/q').reply(200, qJson);
-      expect((await lookup.lookupUpdates(config)).updates).toMatchSnapshot();
-    });
     it('returns both updates if automerging minor', async () => {
       config.minor = { automerge: true };
       config.currentValue = '^0.4.0';
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
index 4f0508ef424113568b25db6472f2b930d2b3af3b..6be3071085ba20d74be677716ee254c76a1db41a 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/process/lookup/index.ts
@@ -115,16 +115,12 @@ function getFromVersion(
 function getBucket(config: LookupUpdateConfig, update: LookupUpdate): string {
   const { separateMajorMinor, separateMultipleMajor } = config;
   const { updateType, newMajor } = update;
-  if (
-    !separateMajorMinor ||
-    config.major.automerge === true ||
-    (config.automerge && config.major.automerge !== false)
-  ) {
-    return 'latest';
-  }
   if (separateMultipleMajor && updateType === 'major') {
     return `major-${newMajor}`;
   }
+  if (!separateMajorMinor) {
+    return 'latest';
+  }
   return updateType;
 }
 
@@ -333,7 +329,7 @@ export async function lookupUpdates(
       update.newMajor = version.getMajor(toVersion);
       update.newMinor = version.getMinor(toVersion);
       update.updateType =
-        update.updateType || getType(config, update.fromVersion, toVersion);
+        update.updateType || getType(config, fromVersion, toVersion);
 
       const bucket = getBucket(config, update);
       if (buckets[bucket]) {