diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb b/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
index 007546dee..0cb5c44c8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/nova_config.rb
@@ -39,4 +39,9 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:nova_config) do
 
     defaultto false
   end
+
+  autorequire(:package) do
+    'nova-common'
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/nova_paste_api_ini.rb b/lib/puppet/type/nova_paste_api_ini.rb
index 095fa210c..ff9e3b495 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/nova_paste_api_ini.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/nova_paste_api_ini.rb
@@ -40,4 +40,8 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:nova_paste_api_ini) do
     defaultto false
   end
 
+  autorequire(:package) do
+    'nova-common'
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 994abdd35..092cf4e3c 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ class nova::api(
   require ::keystone::python
   include ::cinder::client
 
-  Package<| title == 'nova-api' |> -> Nova_paste_api_ini<| |>
-
   Package<| title == 'nova-common' |> -> Class['nova::api']
   Package<| title == 'nova-common' |> -> Class['nova::policy']
 
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index e5ece69bc..a62271b6f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -411,12 +411,6 @@ class nova(
     }
   }
 
-
-  # all nova_config resources should be applied
-  # after the nova common package
-  # before the file resource for nova.conf is managed
-  # and before the post config resource
-  Package['nova-common'] -> Nova_config<| |> -> File['/etc/nova/nova.conf']
   Nova_config<| |> ~> Exec['post-nova_config']
 
   # TODO - see if these packages can be removed
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/nova_config_spec.rb b/spec/unit/type/nova_config_spec.rb
index 0d09e826a..c9895b69d 100644
--- a/spec/unit/type/nova_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/nova_config_spec.rb
@@ -49,4 +49,16 @@ describe 'Puppet::Type.type(:nova_config)' do
       @nova_config[:ensure] = :latest
     }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error, /Invalid value/)
   end
+
+  it 'should autorequire the package that install the file' do
+    catalog = Puppet::Resource::Catalog.new
+    package = Puppet::Type.type(:package).new(:name => 'nova-common')
+    catalog.add_resource package, @nova_config
+    dependency = @nova_config.autorequire
+    expect(dependency.size).to eq(1)
+    expect(dependency[0].target).to eq(@nova_config)
+    expect(dependency[0].source).to eq(package)
+  end
+
+
 end