diff --git a/manifests/dependencies/ubuntu.pp b/manifests/dependencies/ubuntu.pp
index 1f415687..dc6db4f8 100644
--- a/manifests/dependencies/ubuntu.pp
+++ b/manifests/dependencies/ubuntu.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   if ! defined(Package['libsqlite3-dev'])       { package { 'libsqlite3-dev':       ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['sqlite3'])              { package { 'sqlite3':              ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['libxml2-dev'])          { package { 'libxml2-dev':          ensure => present } }
-  if ! defined(Package['libxslt1-dev'])         { package { 'libxslt1-dev':         ensure => present, alias => 'libxslt-dev' } }
+  if ! defined(Package['libxslt1-dev'])         { package { 'libxslt1-dev':         ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['autoconf'])             { package { 'autoconf':             ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['libc6-dev'])            { package { 'libc6-dev':            ensure => present } }