diff --git a/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml b/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
index 53f19253887e..27a865d3282a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/install-rubygems.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,13 @@ jobs:
         run: bundle --version
       - name: Check bundler man pages were installed and are properly picked up
         run: bundle install --help | grep -q BUNDLE-INSTALL
+      - name: Build bundler
+        run: gem build bundler.gemspec
+        working-directory: ./bundler
+      - name: Install built bundler
+        run: gem install bundler-*.gem --verbose > output.txt
+        working-directory: ./bundler
+      - name: Check bundler install didn't hit the network
+        run: if grep -q 'GET http' output.txt; then false; else true; fi
+        working-directory: ./bundler
     timeout-minutes: 10
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb b/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb
index 54ecd1c5af9c..34ab10404b8a 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb
@@ -283,7 +283,6 @@ def resolve_dependencies(dep_or_name, version) # :nodoc:
     request_set.development_shallow = @dev_shallow
     request_set.soft_missing = @force
     request_set.prerelease = @prerelease
-    request_set.remote = false unless consider_remote?
 
     installer_set = Gem::Resolver::InstallerSet.new @domain
     installer_set.ignore_installed = @only_install_dir
@@ -307,6 +306,7 @@ def resolve_dependencies(dep_or_name, version) # :nodoc:
 
     dependency =
       if spec = installer_set.local?(dep_or_name)
+        installer_set.remote = nil if spec.dependencies.none?
         Gem::Dependency.new spec.name, version
       elsif String === dep_or_name
         Gem::Dependency.new dep_or_name, version
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ def resolve_dependencies(dep_or_name, version) # :nodoc:
     installer_set.add_always_install dependency
 
     request_set.always_install = installer_set.always_install
+    request_set.remote = installer_set.consider_remote?
 
     if @ignore_dependencies
       installer_set.ignore_dependencies = true
diff --git a/lib/rubygems/resolver/installer_set.rb b/lib/rubygems/resolver/installer_set.rb
index 4b29bfb199b1..b0e4ce5a3725 100644
--- a/lib/rubygems/resolver/installer_set.rb
+++ b/lib/rubygems/resolver/installer_set.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def initialize(domain)
     super()
 
     @domain = domain
-    @remote = consider_remote?
 
     @f = Gem::SpecFetcher.fetcher