diff --git a/examples/unsat_root_message_no_version.rs b/examples/unsat_root_message_no_version.rs
index fc8186b7..5e0ac824 100644
--- a/examples/unsat_root_message_no_version.rs
+++ b/examples/unsat_root_message_no_version.rs
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ impl ReportFormatter<Package, Range<SemanticVersion>> for CustomReportFormatter
                     format!("dependencies of {package} at version {set} are unavailable")
                 }
             }
-            External::UnusableDependencies(package, set, ..) => {
-                if set == &Range::full() {
-                    format!("dependencies of {package} are unusable")
-                } else {
-                    format!("dependencies of {package} at version {set} are unusable")
-                }
-            }
             External::FromDependencyOf(package, package_set, dependency, dependency_set) => {
                 if package_set == &Range::full() && dependency_set == &Range::full() {
                     format!("{package} depends on {dependency}")
diff --git a/src/range.rs b/src/range.rs
index 7ac5b667..c4ea21dd 100644
--- a/src/range.rs
+++ b/src/range.rs
@@ -436,21 +436,26 @@ impl<V: Ord + Clone> Range<V> {
         Self { segments: output }.check_invariants()
     }
 
-    /// Returns a simpler Range that contains the same versions
+    /// Returns a simpler Range that contains the same versions.
     ///
-    /// For every one of the Versions provided in versions the existing range and
-    /// the simplified range will agree on whether it is contained.
+    /// For every one of the Versions provided in versions the existing range and the simplified range will agree on whether it is contained.
     /// The simplified version may include or exclude versions that are not in versions as the implementation wishes.
-    /// For example:
-    ///  - If all the versions are contained in the original than the range will be simplified to `full`.
-    ///  - If none of the versions are contained in the original than the range will be simplified to `empty`.
     ///
-    /// If versions are not sorted the correctness of this function is not guaranteed.
+    /// If none of the versions are contained in the original than the range will be returned unmodified.
+    /// If the range includes a single version, it will be returned unmodified.
+    /// If all the versions are contained in the original than the range will be simplified to `full`.
+    ///
+    /// If the given versions are not sorted the correctness of this function is not guaranteed.
     pub fn simplify<'s, I, BV>(&self, versions: I) -> Self
     where
         I: Iterator<Item = BV> + 's,
         BV: Borrow<V> + 's,
     {
+        // Do not simplify singletons
+        if self.is_singleton() {
+            return self.clone();
+        }
+
         #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
         let mut last: Option<BV> = None;
         // Return the segment index in the range for each version in the range, None otherwise
@@ -477,7 +482,13 @@ impl<V: Ord + Clone> Range<V> {
             }
             Some(None)
         });
-        let kept_segments = group_adjacent_locations(version_locations);
+        let mut kept_segments = group_adjacent_locations(version_locations).peekable();
+
+        // Do not return null sets
+        if kept_segments.peek().is_none() {
+            return self.clone();
+        }
+
         self.keep_segments(kept_segments)
     }
 
@@ -498,6 +509,14 @@ impl<V: Ord + Clone> Range<V> {
         }
         Self { segments }.check_invariants()
     }
+
+    /// Whether the range is a single version
+    pub fn is_singleton(&self) -> bool {
+        match self.segments.as_slice() {
+            [(Included(v1), Included(v2))] => v1 == v2,
+            _ => false,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T: Debug + Display + Clone + Eq + Ord> VersionSet for Range<T> {
diff --git a/tests/examples.rs b/tests/examples.rs
index 8bcc8c74..265974b4 100644
--- a/tests/examples.rs
+++ b/tests/examples.rs
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ fn confusing_with_lots_of_holes() {
     };
     assert_eq!(
         &DefaultStringReporter::report(&derivation_tree),
-        r#"Because there is no available version for bar and foo ==1, ==2, ==3, ==4, ==5 depends on bar, foo ==1, ==2, ==3, ==4, ==5 is forbidden.
-And because there is no version of foo in <1, >1, <2, >2, <3, >3, <4, >4, <5, >5 and root ==1 depends on foo, root ==1 is forbidden."#
+        r#"Because there is no available version for bar and foo ==1 | ==2 | ==3 | ==4 | ==5 depends on bar, foo ==1 | ==2 | ==3 | ==4 | ==5 is forbidden.
+And because there is no version of foo in <1 | >1, <2 | >2, <3 | >3, <4 | >4, <5 | >5 and root ==1 depends on foo, root ==1 is forbidden."#
     );
     derivation_tree.collapse_no_versions();
     assert_eq!(