diff --git a/manifests/conf.pp b/manifests/conf.pp
index 318422e..c37cf6b 100644
--- a/manifests/conf.pp
+++ b/manifests/conf.pp
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ define apt::conf (
   $priority = '50'
 ) {
 
-  include apt::params
-
   $apt_conf_d = $apt::params::apt_conf_d
 
   file { "${apt_conf_d}/${priority}${name}":
diff --git a/manifests/pin.pp b/manifests/pin.pp
index 935dc22..a6e3cf8 100644
--- a/manifests/pin.pp
+++ b/manifests/pin.pp
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ define apt::pin(
   $originator      = '', # o=
   $label           = ''  # l=
 ) {
-  include apt::params
-
   $preferences_d = $apt::params::preferences_d
 
   if $order != '' and !is_integer($order) {
diff --git a/manifests/ppa.pp b/manifests/ppa.pp
index 0fdcc95..f6c7373 100644
--- a/manifests/ppa.pp
+++ b/manifests/ppa.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ define apt::ppa(
   $release = $::lsbdistcodename,
   $options = $apt::params::ppa_options,
 ) {
-  include apt::params
   include apt::update
 
   $sources_list_d = $apt::params::sources_list_d
diff --git a/manifests/release.pp b/manifests/release.pp
index ae12dd4..d476018 100644
--- a/manifests/release.pp
+++ b/manifests/release.pp
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 class apt::release (
   $release_id
 ) {
-
-  include apt::params
-
   $root = $apt::params::root
 
   file { "${root}/apt.conf.d/01release":
diff --git a/manifests/source.pp b/manifests/source.pp
index f6647df..3e9414f 100644
--- a/manifests/source.pp
+++ b/manifests/source.pp
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ define apt::source(
   $architecture      = undef,
   $trusted_source    = false,
 ) {
-
-  include apt::params
   include apt::update
 
   validate_string($architecture)
diff --git a/manifests/update.pp b/manifests/update.pp
index d9b338d..26790ce 100644
--- a/manifests/update.pp
+++ b/manifests/update.pp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 class apt::update {
-  include apt::params
   #TODO: to catch if $::apt_update_last_success has the value of -1 here. If we
   #opt to do this, a info/warn would likely be all you'd need likely to happen
   #on the first run, but if it's not run in awhile something is likely borked