diff --git a/manifests/cron/purge_deleted.pp b/manifests/cron/purge_deleted.pp
index e86e5df7..210cc093 100644
--- a/manifests/cron/purge_deleted.pp
+++ b/manifests/cron/purge_deleted.pp
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ class heat::cron::purge_deleted (
     hour        => $hour,
     monthday    => $monthday,
     month       => $month,
-    weekday     => $weekday
+    weekday     => $weekday,
+    require     => Anchor['heat::dbsync::end']
   }
-
-  Package<| tag == 'heat-package' |> -> Cron['heat-manage purge_deleted']
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/heat_cron_purge_deleted_spec.rb b/spec/classes/heat_cron_purge_deleted_spec.rb
index 9cca71da..f228e1cf 100644
--- a/spec/classes/heat_cron_purge_deleted_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/heat_cron_purge_deleted_spec.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ describe 'heat::cron::purge_deleted' do
           :hour        => params[:hour],
           :monthday    => params[:monthday],
           :month       => params[:month],
-          :weekday     => params[:weekday]
+          :weekday     => params[:weekday],
+          :require     => 'Anchor[heat::dbsync::end]'
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('heat-common').that_comes_before('Cron[heat-manage purge_deleted]')
       end
     end
 
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ describe 'heat::cron::purge_deleted' do
           :hour        => params[:hour],
           :monthday    => params[:monthday],
           :month       => params[:month],
-          :weekday     => params[:weekday]
+          :weekday     => params[:weekday],
+          :require     => 'Anchor[heat::dbsync::end]'
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('heat-common').that_comes_before('Cron[heat-manage purge_deleted]')
       end
     end
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ describe 'heat::cron::purge_deleted' do
         )
       end
 
-      it 'configures a cron with delay' do
+      it 'disables the cron job' do
         is_expected.to contain_cron('heat-manage purge_deleted').with(
           :ensure      => params[:ensure],
           :command     => "heat-manage purge_deleted -g days 1 >>#{params[:destination]} 2>&1",
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ describe 'heat::cron::purge_deleted' do
           :hour        => params[:hour],
           :monthday    => params[:monthday],
           :month       => params[:month],
-          :weekday     => params[:weekday]
+          :weekday     => params[:weekday],
+          :require     => 'Anchor[heat::dbsync::end]'
         )
-        is_expected.to contain_package('heat-common').that_comes_before('Cron[heat-manage purge_deleted]')
       end
     end