diff --git a/src/poetry/core/packages/dependency.py b/src/poetry/core/packages/dependency.py
index e979bcc99..4310d6953 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/packages/dependency.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/packages/dependency.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     from poetry.core.packages.constraints import BaseConstraint
     from poetry.core.packages.directory_dependency import DirectoryDependency
     from poetry.core.packages.file_dependency import FileDependency
-    from poetry.core.packages.package import Package
     from poetry.core.semver.version_constraint import VersionConstraint
     from poetry.core.version.markers import BaseMarker
 
@@ -289,16 +288,6 @@ def is_directory(self) -> bool:
     def is_url(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
-    def accepts(self, package: Package) -> bool:
-        """
-        Determines if the given package matches this dependency.
-        """
-        return (
-            self._name == package.name
-            and self._constraint.allows(package.version)
-            and (not package.is_prerelease() or self.allows_prereleases())
-        )
-
     def to_pep_508(self, with_extras: bool = True) -> str:
         from poetry.core.packages.utils.utils import convert_markers
 
diff --git a/src/poetry/core/packages/vcs_dependency.py b/src/poetry/core/packages/vcs_dependency.py
index c69031989..2d7e10fbc 100644
--- a/src/poetry/core/packages/vcs_dependency.py
+++ b/src/poetry/core/packages/vcs_dependency.py
@@ -123,6 +123,3 @@ def base_pep_508_name(self) -> str:
 
     def is_vcs(self) -> bool:
         return True
-
-    def accepts_prereleases(self) -> bool:
-        return True
diff --git a/tests/packages/test_dependency.py b/tests/packages/test_dependency.py
index a64e641f9..a9bbb496a 100644
--- a/tests/packages/test_dependency.py
+++ b/tests/packages/test_dependency.py
@@ -3,17 +3,9 @@
 import pytest
 
 from poetry.core.packages.dependency import Dependency
-from poetry.core.packages.package import Package
 from poetry.core.version.markers import parse_marker
 
 
-def test_accepts() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0")
-    package = Package("A", "1.4")
-
-    assert dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "constraint,result",
     [
@@ -31,52 +23,6 @@ def test_allows_prerelease(constraint: str, result: bool) -> None:
     assert Dependency("A", constraint).allows_prereleases() == result
 
 
-def test_accepts_prerelease() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0", allows_prereleases=True)
-    package = Package("A", "1.4-beta.1")
-
-    assert dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
-def test_accepts_python_versions() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0")
-    dependency.python_versions = "^3.6"
-    package = Package("A", "1.4")
-    package.python_versions = "~3.6"
-
-    assert dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
-def test_accepts_fails_with_different_names() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0")
-    package = Package("B", "1.4")
-
-    assert not dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
-def test_accepts_fails_with_version_mismatch() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "~1.0")
-    package = Package("B", "1.4")
-
-    assert not dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
-def test_accepts_fails_with_prerelease_mismatch() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0")
-    package = Package("B", "1.4-beta.1")
-
-    assert not dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
-def test_accepts_fails_with_python_versions_mismatch() -> None:
-    dependency = Dependency("A", "^1.0")
-    dependency.python_versions = "^3.6"
-    package = Package("B", "1.4")
-    package.python_versions = "~3.5"
-
-    assert not dependency.accepts(package)
-
-
 def test_to_pep_508() -> None:
     dependency = Dependency("Django", "^1.23")