diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
index 1d90e9c4..a67c7613 100755
--- a/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
+++ b/cdist/conf/type/__apt_ppa/manifest
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #
-# 2011-2014 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
+# 2011-2016 Steven Armstrong (steven-cdist at armstrong.cc)
 #
 # This file is part of cdist.
 #
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@
 name="$__object_id"
 
 __package software-properties-common
-__package python-software-properties
 
-require="__package/software-properties-common __package/python-software-properties" \
+require="__package/software-properties-common" \
    __file /usr/local/bin/remove-apt-repository \
    --source "$__type/files/remove-apt-repository" \
    --mode 0755
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index cf7e4e4b..e88b2198 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ next:
 	* Type __consul: Add source & cksum for 0.5.2 (Steven Armstrong)
 	* Core: Support object ids '.cdist' (Nico Schottelius)
 	* Type __apt_norecommends: Also setup autoremove options (Dmitry Bogatov)
+   * Type __apt_ppa: Do not install legacy package python-software-properties
+	(Steven Armstrong)
 
 
 3.1.13: 2015-05-16