diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index c0514b4c..83f9e5c1 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -71,9 +71,11 @@ define openstacklib::db::mysql (
     ensure  => present,
     charset => $charset,
     collate => $collate,
-    require => [ Class['mysql::server'], Class['mysql::client'] ],
   }
 
+  Class['mysql::server'] ~> Mysql_database<| title == $dbname |>
+  Class['mysql::client'] ~> Mysql_database<| title == $dbname |>
+
   if $create_user or $create_grant {
     $allowed_hosts_list = unique(concat(any2array($allowed_hosts), [$host]))
     $real_allowed_hosts = prefix($allowed_hosts_list, "${dbname}_")
diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql/host_access.pp b/manifests/db/mysql/host_access.pp
index bd1ee99a..9c490113 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql/host_access.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql/host_access.pp
@@ -48,16 +48,18 @@ define openstacklib::db::mysql::host_access (
     mysql_user { "${user}@${host}":
       password_hash => $password_hash,
       tls_options   => $tls_options,
-      require       => Mysql_database[$database],
     }
+    Mysql_database<| title == $database |> ~>
+      Mysql_user<| title == "${user}@${host}" |>
   }
 
   if $create_grant {
     mysql_grant { "${user}@${host}/${database}.*":
       privileges => $privileges,
       table      => "${database}.*",
-      require    => Mysql_user["${user}@${host}"],
       user       => "${user}@${host}",
     }
+    Mysql_user<| title == "${user}@${host}" |> ~>
+      Mysql_grant<| title == "${user}@${host}/${database}.*" |>
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/policy/base.pp b/manifests/policy/base.pp
index d5c457a5..b49ececf 100644
--- a/manifests/policy/base.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy/base.pp
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ define openstacklib::policy::base (
     lens    => 'Json.lns',
     incl    => $file_path,
     changes => "set dict/entry[*][.=\"${key}\"]/string \"${value}\"",
-    require => Augeas["${file_path}-${key}-${value}-add"],
   }
 
+  Augeas<| title == "${file_path}-${key}-${value}-add" |> ~>
+    Augeas<| title == "${file_path}-${key}-${value}" |>
+
 }
 
diff --git a/manifests/service_validation.pp b/manifests/service_validation.pp
index 4528a452..81fce60a 100644
--- a/manifests/service_validation.pp
+++ b/manifests/service_validation.pp
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ define openstacklib::service_validation(
     logoutput   => 'on_failure',
   }
 
-  anchor { "create ${service_name} anchor":
-    require => Exec["execute ${service_name} validation"],
-  }
+  anchor { "create ${service_name} anchor": } ->
+    Exec<| title == "execute ${service_name} validation" |>
 
 }
 
diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index a36dc3d2..cf71b1a3 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -189,22 +189,20 @@ define openstacklib::wsgi::apache (
 
   if !defined(File[$wsgi_script_dir]) {
     file { $wsgi_script_dir:
-      ensure  => directory,
-      owner   => $user,
-      group   => $group,
-      require => Package['httpd'],
+      ensure => directory,
+      owner  => $user,
+      group  => $group,
     }
   }
 
   file { $service_name:
-    ensure  => file,
-    links   => follow,
-    path    => "${wsgi_script_dir}/${wsgi_script_file}",
-    source  => $wsgi_script_source,
-    owner   => $user,
-    group   => $group,
-    mode    => '0644',
-    require => File[$wsgi_script_dir],
+    ensure => file,
+    links  => follow,
+    path   => "${wsgi_script_dir}/${wsgi_script_file}",
+    source => $wsgi_script_source,
+    owner  => $user,
+    group  => $group,
+    mode   => '0644',
   }
 
   $wsgi_daemon_process_options = {
@@ -243,7 +241,10 @@ define openstacklib::wsgi::apache (
     wsgi_chunked_request        => $wsgi_chunked_request,
     custom_fragment             => $vhost_custom_fragment,
     allow_encoded_slashes       => $allow_encoded_slashes,
-    require                     => File[$service_name],
   }
 
+  Package<| name == 'httpd' |>
+  ~> File<| title == $wsgi_script_dir |>
+  ~> File <| title == $service_name |>
+  ~> Apache::Vhost<| title == $service_name |>
 }
diff --git a/spec/defines/openstacklib_policy_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openstacklib_policy_spec.rb
index ed5cf7ef..0ac2eded 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openstacklib_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openstacklib_policy_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::policy::base' do
           'lens'    => 'Json.lns',
           'incl'    => '/etc/nova/policy.json',
           'changes' => 'set dict/entry[*][.="context_is_admin or owner"]/string "foo:bar"',
-          'require' => 'Augeas[/etc/nova/policy.json-context_is_admin or owner-foo:bar-add]'
         )
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
index dad1175f..45b5af35 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openstacklib_service_validation_spec.rb
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :logoutput   => 'on_failure',
       )}
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_anchor("create #{title} anchor").with(
-        :require => "Exec[execute #{title} validation]",
-      )}
-
     end
 
     context 'with unless parameter' do
@@ -65,10 +61,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :unless      => 'pwd',
       )}
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_anchor("create #{title} anchor").with(
-        :require => "Exec[execute #{title} validation]",
-      )}
-
     end
 
     context 'with onlyif parameter' do
@@ -87,10 +79,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::service_validation' do
         :onlyif      => 'pwd',
       )}
 
-      it { is_expected.to contain_anchor("create #{title} anchor").with(
-        :require => "Exec[execute #{title} validation]",
-      )}
-
     end
 
     context 'when omitting a required parameter command' do
diff --git a/spec/defines/openstacklib_wsgi_apache_spec.rb b/spec/defines/openstacklib_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
index b62f385f..51dbe332 100644
--- a/spec/defines/openstacklib_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/openstacklib_wsgi_apache_spec.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::wsgi::apache' do
         'ensure'  => 'directory',
         'owner'   => 'keystone',
         'group'   => 'keystone',
-        'require' => 'Package[httpd]'
       )}
 
       it { is_expected.to contain_file('keystone_wsgi').with(
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::wsgi::apache' do
           'display-name' => 'keystone_wsgi',
         },
         'wsgi_application_group'      => '%{GLOBAL}',
-        'require'                     => 'File[keystone_wsgi]',
         'setenvif'                    => ['X-Forwarded-Proto https HTTPS=1']
       )}
       it { is_expected.to contain_concat("#{platform_params[:httpd_ports_file]}") }
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ describe 'openstacklib::wsgi::apache' do
         'wsgi_application_group'      => '%{GLOBAL}',
         'wsgi_pass_authorization'     => 'On',
         'wsgi_chunked_request'        => 'On',
-        'require'                     => 'File[keystone_wsgi]',
         'custom_fragment'             => 'LimitRequestFieldSize 81900',
          'allow_encoded_slashes'      => 'on',
       )}