diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/ansible/shared.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/ansible/shared.yml
index 7d4063bda297..d60c2e54644a 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/ansible/shared.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/ansible/shared.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 # disruption = low
 - name: "Ensure AIDE is installed"
   package:
-    name:
-      - aide
-      - crontabs
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
+  with_items:
+    - aide
 
 - name: Set cron package name - RedHat
   set_fact:
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/shared.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/shared.sh
index a4dac7810063..dfa5c1b6c895 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/shared.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/shared.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # platform = Red Hat Virtualization 4,multi_platform_fedora,multi_platform_ol,multi_platform_rhel,multi_platform_sle
 
 {{{ bash_package_install("aide") }}}
-{{{ bash_package_install("crontabs") }}}
 
 if ! grep -q "{{{ aide_bin_path }}} --check" /etc/crontab ; then
     echo "05 4 * * * root {{{ aide_bin_path }}} --check" >> /etc/crontab
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/ubuntu.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/ubuntu.sh
index 00bd493ac719..719fd764af49 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_periodic_cron_checking/bash/ubuntu.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # platform = multi_platform_ubuntu
 
 {{{ bash_package_install("aide") }}}
-{{{ bash_package_install("crontabs") }}}
 
 # AiDE usually adds its own cron jobs to /etc/cron.daily. If script is there, this rule is
 # compliant. Otherwise, we copy the script to the /etc/cron.weekly
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/ansible/shared.yml b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/ansible/shared.yml
index 45db52bf238c..2f734940a6ff 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/ansible/shared.yml
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/ansible/shared.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 
 - name: "Ensure AIDE is installed"
   package:
-    name:
-      - aide
-      - crontabs
+    name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
+  with_items:
+    - aide
 
 - name: "{{{ rule_title }}}"
   cron:
diff --git a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/bash/shared.sh b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/bash/shared.sh
index b71b1ec9672e..f2b7d62a0b3a 100644
--- a/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/bash/shared.sh
+++ b/linux_os/guide/system/software/integrity/software-integrity/aide/aide_scan_notification/bash/shared.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # platform = multi_platform_all
 
 {{{ bash_package_install("aide") }}}
-{{{ bash_package_install("crontabs") }}}
 {{{ bash_instantiate_variables("var_aide_scan_notification_email") }}}
 
 CRONTAB=/etc/crontab