diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 6c1b423..56c7f25 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@ class jeepyb (
           ensure => present,
         }
       }
-      if ! defined(Package['libffi-dev']) {
-        package { 'libffi-dev':
-          ensure => present,
-        }
-      }
-      if ! defined(Package['libssl-dev']) {
-        package { 'libssl-dev':
-          ensure => present,
-        }
-      }
     }
     'RedHat': {
       if ! defined(Package['PyYAML']) {
@@ -62,16 +52,6 @@ class jeepyb (
           ensure => present,
         }
       }
-      if ! defined(Package['libffi-devel']) {
-        package { 'libffi-devel':
-          ensure => present,
-        }
-      }
-      if ! defined(Package['libssl-devel']) {
-        package { 'libssl-devel':
-          ensure => present,
-        }
-      }
     }
     default: {
       fail("Unsupported osfamily: ${::osfamily} The 'jeepyb' module only supports osfamily Debian or RedHat.")