diff --git a/common/lib/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder.rb b/common/lib/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder.rb
index ce23bffbddd..64060ac3819 100644
--- a/common/lib/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder.rb
+++ b/common/lib/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder.rb
@@ -198,9 +198,10 @@ def version_commit_message_intro
 
         return dependency_set_intro if dependencies.count > 1 && updating_a_dependency_set?
 
+        return transitive_removed_dependency_intro if dependencies.count > 1 && removing_a_transitive_dependency?
+
         return transitive_multidependency_intro if dependencies.count > 1 &&
-                                                   updating_top_level_and_transitive_dependencies? &&
-                                                   dependencies.none?(&:removed?)
+                                                   updating_top_level_and_transitive_dependencies?
 
         return multidependency_intro if dependencies.count > 1
 
@@ -262,6 +263,21 @@ def transitive_multidependency_intro
         msg
       end
 
+      def transitive_removed_dependency_intro
+        msg = "Removes #{dependency_links[0]}. It's no longer used after updating"
+
+        msg += if dependencies.count > 2
+                 " ancestor dependencies #{dependency_links[0..-2].join(', ')} " \
+                   "and #{dependency_links[-1]}. "
+               else
+                 " ancestor dependency #{dependency_links[1]}. "
+               end
+
+        msg += "These dependencies need to be updated together.\n"
+
+        msg
+      end
+
       def from_version_msg(previous_version)
         return "" unless previous_version
 
@@ -280,6 +296,10 @@ def updating_a_dependency_set?
           any? { |r| r.dig(:metadata, :dependency_set) }
       end
 
+      def removing_a_transitive_dependency?
+        dependencies.any?(&:removed?)
+      end
+
       def updating_top_level_and_transitive_dependencies?
         dependencies.any?(&:top_level?) &&
           dependencies.any? { |dep| !dep.top_level? }
@@ -346,7 +366,7 @@ def metadata_cascades
 
         dependencies.map do |dep|
           msg = if dep.removed?
-                  "\nRemoves `#{dep.display_name}`"
+                  "\nRemoves `#{dep.display_name}`\n"
                 else
                   "\nUpdates `#{dep.display_name}` " \
                     "#{from_version_msg(previous_version(dep))}" \
diff --git a/common/spec/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder_spec.rb b/common/spec/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder_spec.rb
index 4107a72a765..9757d02d5df 100644
--- a/common/spec/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/common/spec/dependabot/pull_request_creator/message_builder_spec.rb
@@ -1612,10 +1612,10 @@ def commits_details(base:, head:)
         it "includes details of both dependencies" do
           expect(pr_message).
             to eq(
-              "Bumps [statesman](https://github.com/gocardless/statesman) " \
-              "and [business](https://github.com/gocardless/business). " \
-              "These dependencies needed to be updated together.\n" \
-              "Removes `statesman`\n" \
+              "Removes [statesman](https://github.com/gocardless/statesman). It's no longer used after updating " \
+              "ancestor dependency [business](https://github.com/gocardless/business). " \
+              "These dependencies need to be updated together.\n\n" \
+              "Removes `statesman`\n\n" \
               "Updates `business` from 1.4.0 to 1.5.0\n" \
               "<details>\n" \
               "<summary>Changelog</summary>\n" \