diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 10de30579..633fe4bb8 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ if [[ "${1}" == docker && -f /etc/debian_version && -z "$(command -v docker)" ]]
 	echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/${codeid} ${codename} edge" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
 
 	# minimal set of utilities that are needed for prep
-	packages=("curl" "gnupg" "apt-transport-https")
+	packages=("curl" "gnupg")
 	for i in "${packages[@]}"
 	do
 	[[ ! $(command -v "${i}") ]] && install_packages+=${i}" "
diff --git a/config/cli/bullseye/debootstrap/packages b/config/cli/bullseye/debootstrap/packages
index 4ee34e5e1..4aa47cefa 100644
--- a/config/cli/bullseye/debootstrap/packages
+++ b/config/cli/bullseye/debootstrap/packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils apt-transport-https ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
+locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
 cpio cron dbus init initramfs-tools iputils-ping isc-dhcp-client kmod less libpam-systemd 
 linux-base logrotate netbase netcat-openbsd rsyslog systemd sudo ucf udev whiptail 
 wireless-regdb crda dmsetup rsync tzdata haveged fdisk
diff --git a/config/cli/buster/debootstrap/packages b/config/cli/buster/debootstrap/packages
index 4ee34e5e1..4aa47cefa 100644
--- a/config/cli/buster/debootstrap/packages
+++ b/config/cli/buster/debootstrap/packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils apt-transport-https ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
+locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
 cpio cron dbus init initramfs-tools iputils-ping isc-dhcp-client kmod less libpam-systemd 
 linux-base logrotate netbase netcat-openbsd rsyslog systemd sudo ucf udev whiptail 
 wireless-regdb crda dmsetup rsync tzdata haveged fdisk
diff --git a/config/cli/focal/debootstrap/packages b/config/cli/focal/debootstrap/packages
index 79555ee5b..6b45a607e 100644
--- a/config/cli/focal/debootstrap/packages
+++ b/config/cli/focal/debootstrap/packages
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils apt-transport-https ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
+locales gnupg ifupdown apt-utils ca-certificates bzip2 console-setup 
 cpio cron dbus init initramfs-tools iputils-ping isc-dhcp-client kmod less libpam-systemd 
 linux-base logrotate netbase netcat-openbsd rsyslog systemd sudo ucf udev whiptail 
 wireless-regdb crda dmsetup rsync tzdata rng-tools fdisk
diff --git a/lib/compilation.sh b/lib/compilation.sh
index 6327d99b2..dcf6a2e07 100644
--- a/lib/compilation.sh
+++ b/lib/compilation.sh
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ compile_armbian-config()
 	Maintainer: $MAINTAINER <$MAINTAINERMAIL>
 	Replaces: armbian-bsp, neofetch
 	Depends: bash, iperf3, psmisc, curl, bc, expect, dialog, pv, zip, \
-	debconf-utils, unzip, build-essential, html2text, apt-transport-https, html2text, dirmngr, software-properties-common, debconf, jq
+	debconf-utils, unzip, build-essential, html2text, html2text, dirmngr, software-properties-common, debconf, jq
 	Recommends: armbian-bsp
 	Suggests: libpam-google-authenticator, qrencode, network-manager, sunxi-tools
 	Section: utils