diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d003d9fa..43ce47c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ It will not:
 * Chef >= 12.5.1
 * Cookbooks:
   * Sander van Zoest sysctl `https://github.com/svanzoest-cookbooks/sysctl`
-  * Chef apt `https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/apt`
-  * Chef yum `https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/yum`
 
 **Note for `sysctl` usage:**
 
diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index c1680b60..47e6295b 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
 supports 'oracle', '>= 6.4'
 
 depends 'sysctl', '<= 0.7.5'
-depends 'apt', '~> 3.0.0'
-depends 'yum'
+depends 'compat_resource', '>= 12.16.3'
 
 recipe 'os-hardening::default', 'harden the operating system (all recipes)'
 recipe 'os-hardening::limits', 'prevent core dumps'
diff --git a/recipes/apt.rb b/recipes/apt.rb
index f6935232..f5efb5de 100644
--- a/recipes/apt.rb
+++ b/recipes/apt.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe 'apt'
-
 # apt-get and aptitude check package signatures by default.
 # TODO: could check apt.conf to make sure this hasn't been disabled.
 
diff --git a/recipes/yum.rb b/recipes/yum.rb
index 5dce8b6c..242a6997 100644
--- a/recipes/yum.rb
+++ b/recipes/yum.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe 'yum'
-
 # NSA chapter: NSA 2.1.2.3.3
 # verify package signatures
 # search /etc/yum.conf gpgcheck=1