diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index df024a533..ee6f7050e 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@ install-dokku-from-deb-package() {
     NO_INSTALL_RECOMMENDS=" --no-install-recommends "
   fi
 
-  echo "--> Initial apt-get update"
-  apt-get update -qq >/dev/null
-  apt-get -qq -y --no-install-recommends install apt-transport-https
-
   if ! command -v docker &>/dev/null; then
     echo "--> Installing docker"
     if uname -r | grep -q linode; then
diff --git a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/011-docker b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/011-docker
index 7629181e7..ef8da1f0a 100755
--- a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/011-docker
+++ b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/011-docker
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ set -o errexit
 
 export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
-pkgs=(apt-transport-https
-  ca-certificates
+pkgs=(ca-certificates
   curl
   jq
   linux-image-extra-virtual
diff --git a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/012-dokku-packages b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/012-dokku-packages
index 9484eeb56..730d6e450 100755
--- a/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/012-dokku-packages
+++ b/contrib/images/digitalocean/in_parts/012-dokku-packages
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pkgs=(apache2-utils
   unzip
 
   nginx
-  dnsutils
+  bind9-dnsutils
   cgroupfs-mount
   cgroup-lite
   sudo
diff --git a/deb.mk b/deb.mk
index d21a62b08..23c6740dc 100644
--- a/deb.mk
+++ b/deb.mk
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ endif
 .PHONY: install-from-deb deb-all deb-dokku deb-setup
 
 install-from-deb:
-	@echo "--> Initial apt-get update"
-	sudo apt-get update -qq >/dev/null
-	sudo apt-get -qq -y --no-install-recommends install apt-transport-https
-
 	@echo "--> Installing docker"
 	wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 6a4464bad..90f7aef49 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Architecture: amd64
 Depends: apache2-utils, locales, git, cpio, curl, man-db, netcat, sshcommand, docker-engine-cs (>= 17.05.0) | docker-engine (>= 17.05.0) | docker-io (>= 17.05.0) | docker.io (>= 17.05.0) | docker-ce (>= 17.05.0) | docker-ee (>= 17.05.0) | moby-engine, docker-compose-plugin | moby-compose, docker-buildx-plugin | moby-buildx, docker-container-healthchecker, docker-image-labeler, lambda-builder, net-tools, netrc, parallel, procfile-util, rsync, rsyslog, dos2unix, jq, unzip, util-linux
 Recommends: herokuish, bash-completion, dokku-update, dokku-event-listener
-Pre-Depends: gliderlabs-sigil, nginx (>= 1.8.0) | openresty, dnsutils, cgroupfs-mount | cgroup-lite, plugn, sudo, python3, debconf
+Pre-Depends: gliderlabs-sigil, nginx (>= 1.8.0) | openresty, bind9-dnsutils, cgroupfs-mount | cgroup-lite, plugn, sudo, python3, debconf
 Maintainer: Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <dokku@josediazgonzalez.com>
 Description: Docker-powered PaaS that helps build and manage the lifecycle of applications
  Dokku is an extensible, open source Platform as a Service
diff --git a/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md b/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
index da1c0eff6..72224c38c 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started/install/debian.md
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 As of 0.3.18, Dokku defaults to being installed via Debian package. While certain hosts may require extra work to get running, you may optionally wish to automate the installation of Dokku without the use of our `bootstrap.sh` Bash script. The following are the steps run by said script:
 
 ```shell
-# install prerequisites
-sudo apt-get update -qq >/dev/null
-sudo apt-get -qq -y --no-install-recommends install apt-transport-https
-
 # install docker
 wget -nv -O - https://get.docker.com/ | sh
 
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
index d029e952c..33e81713c 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
@@ -2,29 +2,11 @@
 set -eo pipefail
 [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-nginx_install() {
-  declare desc="install nginx and dnsutils"
-  export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-  apt-get -qq -y --no-install-recommends install -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" nginx dnsutils
-}
-
 trigger-nginx-vhosts-dependencies() {
   declare desc="installs dependencies for the nginx-vhosts plugin"
   declare trigger="dependencies"
 
   case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
-    debian | raspbian)
-      nginx_install
-      ;;
-
-    ubuntu)
-      if command -v nginx &>/dev/null; then
-        return
-      fi
-
-      nginx_install
-      ;;
-
     arch)
       pacman -S --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed nginx bind-tools
       ;;