diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 5803cf5..b3426f6 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": [
     {"name":"puppetlabs/stdlib","version_requirement":">= 3.13.1 < 5.0.0"},
-    {"name":"puppetlabs/apt","version_requirement":">= 1.8.0 < 5.0.0"},
     {"name":"puppet/staging","version_requirement":">= 0.3.1 < 2.0.0"}
   ]
 }