diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 6f9e5ee..24af4f8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -98,14 +98,6 @@
       - nfs-common
     state: absent
 
-- name: APTITUDE is required
-  become: yes
-  package:
-    name:
-      - aptitude
-    state: present
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-
 - name: Upgrade all packages to latest
   become: true
   package:
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 1cfcd1f..3caa8cd 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ debian_packages:
   - molly-guard
   - mtr-tiny
   - knot-dnsutils
+  - aptitude
 
 fedora_packages:
   - mtr