diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3003177e2..3cbd5bf70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ This module manages NGINX configuration.
 ### Requirements
 
 * Puppet 4.6.1 or later.  Puppet 3 was supported up until release 0.6.0.
-* apt is now a soft dependency. If your system uses apt, you'll need to configure an appropriate version of the apt module.
+* apt is now a soft dependency. If your system uses apt, you'll need to configure an appropriate version of the apt module. Version 4.4.0 or higher is recommended because of the proper handling of `apt-transport-https`.
 
 ### Additional Documentation
 
diff --git a/manifests/package/debian.pp b/manifests/package/debian.pp
index c793bae0f..43c215a26 100644
--- a/manifests/package/debian.pp
+++ b/manifests/package/debian.pp
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 
   if $manage_repo {
     include '::apt'
-    ensure_packages([ 'apt-transport-https', 'ca-certificates' ])
-    Package['apt-transport-https','ca-certificates'] -> Exec['apt_update'] -> Package['nginx']
+    Exec['apt_update'] -> Package['nginx']
 
     case $package_source {
       'nginx', 'nginx-stable': {
@@ -56,8 +55,6 @@
           key      => {'id' => '16378A33A6EF16762922526E561F9B9CAC40B2F7'},
         }
 
-        Package['apt-transport-https','ca-certificates'] -> Apt::Source['nginx']
-
         package { 'passenger':
           ensure  => $passenger_package_ensure,
           require => Exec['apt_update'],