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 a93a3e7f..fa3e6f7d 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ next:
 	* Type __file: Add NetBSD support (Jonathan A. Kollasch)
 	* Type __group: Add NetBSD support (Jonathan A. Kollasch)
 	* Type __consul: Add new consul versions (Nico Schottelius)
+	* Type __apt_ppa: Do not install legacy package python-software-properties (Steven Armstrong)
 
 
 3.1.13: 2015-05-16