diff --git a/manifests/os/debian.pp b/manifests/os/debian.pp
index 5026550fe760741b6b95454f17ad1a021f21ac07..0ef08e076f196fe822426a17a26c8c00ac537868 100644
--- a/manifests/os/debian.pp
+++ b/manifests/os/debian.pp
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ class base::os::debian (
     if ($apt_cache_tmp_dir == '/var/cache/apt/tmp') {
       file { $apt_cache_tmp_dir:
         ensure  => directory,
-        require => Package['apt'],
       }
     }