diff --git a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
index 30be0bc..6a78f89 100644
--- a/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
+++ b/manifests/wsgi/apache.pp
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ class placement::wsgi::apache (
   $ssl_real = pick($ssl, true)
 
   include placement::params
-  include apache
-  include apache::mod::wsgi
-  if $ssl_real {
-    include apache::mod::ssl
-  }
 
   if $ensure_package != undef {
     warning('The placement::wsgi::apache::ensure_package parameter is deprecated and has no effect')
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index f32b724..754f9bc 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
         {
             "name": "openstack/oslo",
             "version_requirement": ">=20.0.0 <21.0.0"
-        },
-        {
-            "name": "puppetlabs/apache",
-            "version_requirement": ">=5.0.0"
         }
     ],
     "description": "Installs and configures OpenStack Placement.",
diff --git a/spec/classes/placement_wsgi_apache.rb b/spec/classes/placement_wsgi_apache.rb
index 6943e54..eee5ca4 100644
--- a/spec/classes/placement_wsgi_apache.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/placement_wsgi_apache.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ describe 'placement::wsgi::apache' do
     context 'with default parameters' do
       it {
         should contain_class('placement::params')
-        should contain_class('apache')
-        should contain_class('apache::mod::wsgi')
-        should contain_class('apache::mod::ssl')
       }
 
       it { should contain_file(platform_params[:httpd_config_file]).with_ensure('present') }
@@ -70,9 +67,6 @@ describe 'placement::wsgi::apache' do
 
       it {
         should contain_class('placement::params')
-        should contain_class('apache')
-        should contain_class('apache::mod::wsgi')
-        should_not contain_class('apache::mod::ssl')
       }
 
       it { should contain_file(platform_params[:httpd_config_file]).with_ensure('present') }
@@ -125,14 +119,12 @@ describe 'placement::wsgi::apache' do
         case facts[:osfamily]
         when 'Debian'
           {
-            :package_name       => 'placement-api',
             :httpd_config_file  => '/etc/apache2/sites-available/nova-placement-api.conf',
             :wsgi_script_path   => '/var/www/cgi-bin/placement',
             :wsgi_script_source => '/usr/bin/placement-api',
           }
         when 'RedHat'
           {
-            :package_name       => 'openstack-placement-api',
             :httpd_config_file  => '/etc/httpd/conf.d/00-placement-api.conf',
             :wsgi_script_path   => '/var/www/cgi-bin/placement',
             :wsgi_script_source => '/usr/bin/placement-api',