diff --git a/src/base/api.lua b/src/base/api.lua
index 83c3f009..b07dc2a5 100755
--- a/src/base/api.lua
+++ b/src/base/api.lua
@@ -555,15 +555,20 @@
 				table.foreachi(value, recurse)
 
 			elseif hasDeprecatedValues and value:contains("*") then
-				local current = configset.fetch(target, field)
+				local current = configset.fetch(target, field, {
+					matcher = function(cset, block, filter)
+						local current = cset.current
+						return criteria.matches(current._criteria, block._criteria.terms or {}) or
+							   criteria.matches(block._criteria, current._criteria.terms or {})
+					end
+				})
+
 				local mask = path.wildcards(value)
 				for _, item in ipairs(current) do
 					if item:match(mask) == item then
 						recurse(item)
 					end
 				end
-				table.insert(removes, value)
-
 			else
 				local value, err, additional = api.checkValue(field, value)
 				if err then
@@ -1100,9 +1105,7 @@
 
 	function configuration(terms)
 		if terms then
-			if (type(terms) == "table" and #terms == 1 and terms[1] == "*") or
-			   (terms == "*")
-			then
+			if (type(terms) == "table" and #terms == 1 and terms[1] == "*") or (terms == "*") then
 				terms = nil
 			end
 			configset.addblock(api.scope.current, {terms}, os.getcwd())
@@ -1119,9 +1122,7 @@
 
 	function filter(terms)
 		if terms then
-			if (type(terms) == "table" and #terms == 1 and terms[1] == "*") or
-			   (terms == "*")
-			then
+			if (type(terms) == "table" and #terms == 1 and terms[1] == "*") or (terms == "*") then
 				terms = nil
 			end
 			local ok, err = configset.addFilter(api.scope.current, {terms}, os.getcwd())
diff --git a/src/base/configset.lua b/src/base/configset.lua
index 20f7e30d..a6e835cf 100644
--- a/src/base/configset.lua
+++ b/src/base/configset.lua
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@
 	end
 
 
+	function configset._dofilter(cset, block, filter)
+		if not filter.matcher then
+			return (cset.compiled or criteria.matches(block._criteria, filter))
+		else
+			return filter.matcher(cset, block, filter)
+		end
+	end
+
+
 	function configset._fetchDirect(cset, field, filter, ctx, origin)
 		-- If the originating configset hasn't been compiled, then the value will still
 		-- be on that configset.
@@ -107,7 +116,7 @@
 					filter.files = path.getrelative(basedir, abspath)
 				end
 
-				if value ~= nil and (cset.compiled or criteria.matches(block._criteria, filter)) then
+				if value ~= nil and configset._dofilter(cset, block, filter) then
 					-- If value is an object, return a copy of it so that any
 					-- changes later made to it by the caller won't alter the
 					-- original value (that was a tough bug to find)
@@ -181,7 +190,7 @@
 					filter.files = path.getrelative(basedir, abspath)
 				end
 
-				if cset.compiled or criteria.matches(block._criteria, filter) then
+				if configset._dofilter(cset, block, filter) then
 					if block._removes and block._removes[key] then
 						remove(block._removes[key])
 					end
diff --git a/src/base/criteria.lua b/src/base/criteria.lua
index 643020cc..7c224fbe 100644
--- a/src/base/criteria.lua
+++ b/src/base/criteria.lua
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@
 		local crit = {}
 		crit.patterns = patterns
 		crit.data = criteria._compile(patterns)
+		crit.terms = terms
 		return crit
 	end
 
diff --git a/tests/_tests.lua b/tests/_tests.lua
index 421fe715..f7f2effc 100644
--- a/tests/_tests.lua
+++ b/tests/_tests.lua
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ return {
 	"api/test_register.lua",
 	"api/test_string_kind.lua",
 	"api/test_table_kind.lua",
+	"api/test_deprecations.lua",
 
 	-- Control system tests
 	"test_premake.lua",
diff --git a/tests/api/test_deprecations.lua b/tests/api/test_deprecations.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13323e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api/test_deprecations.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+--
+-- tests/api/test_table_kind.lua
+-- Tests the table API value type.
+-- Copyright (c) 2012-2014 Jason Perkins and the Premake project
+--
+
+	local suite = test.declare("api_deprecations")
+	local api = premake.api
+
+
+	function suite.setup()
+		workspace("MyWorkspace")
+		configurations { "Debug", "Release" }
+	end
+
+	function suite.setsNewValue_whenOldValueIsRemovedViaWildcard_inSubConfig()
+		local prj = project "MyProject"
+			filter { "configurations:Debug" }
+				flags { "Symbols" }
+
+			filter { "*" }
+				removeflags { "*" }
+
+		-- test output.
+		local cfg = test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platform)
+		test.isequal("Default", cfg.Symbols)
+	end
+
+
+	function suite.setsNewValue_whenOldValueIsRemovedInOtherConfig_inSubConfig()
+		local prj = project "MyProject"
+			flags { "Symbols" }
+
+			filter { "configurations:Release" }
+				removeflags { "*" }
+
+		-- test output.
+		test.isequal("On",      test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platform).Symbols)
+		test.isequal("Default", test.getconfig(prj, "Release", platform).Symbols)
+	end
+
+
+	function suite.dontRemoveFlagIfSetThroughNewApi()
+		local prj = project "MyProject"
+			floatingpoint "Fast"
+			removeflags "*"
+
+		-- test output.
+		local cfg = test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platform)
+		test.isequal("Fast", cfg.floatingpoint)
+	end
+
+
+	function suite.setsNewValue_whenOldValueFromParentIsRemovedInOtherConfig_inSubConfig()
+		flags { "Symbols" }
+
+		local prj = project "MyProject"
+			filter { "configurations:Release" }
+				removeflags { "*" }
+
+		-- test output.
+		test.isequal("On",      test.getconfig(prj, "Debug", platform).Symbols)
+		test.isequal("Default", test.getconfig(prj, "Release", platform).Symbols)
+	end
+