diff --git a/examples/all.pp b/examples/all.pp
index d86085f1..4fce3628 100644
--- a/examples/all.pp
+++ b/examples/all.pp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Exec { logoutput => true }
 
 package { 'curl': ensure => present }
 
-class { 'ssh::server::install': }
 
 class { 'memcached':
   listen_ip => $swift_local_net_ip,
diff --git a/examples/site.pp b/examples/site.pp
index a8e9fc45..2c18874b 100644
--- a/examples/site.pp
+++ b/examples/site.pp
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ node swift-keystone {
 
 node swift_base  {
 
-  class { 'ssh::server::install': }
 
   class { 'swift':
     # not sure how I want to deal with this shared secret
diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 42d91494..02f85631 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class swift(
 ) {
 
   include swift::params
+  include ssh::server::install
 
   Class['ssh::server::install'] -> Class['swift']
 
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
index 7cfd2b8f..0f360d19 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_proxy_spec.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ describe 'swift::proxy' do
 
     let :pre_condition do
       "class { memcached: max_memory => 1}
-       class { swift: swift_hash_suffix => string }
-       class { 'ssh::server::install': }"
+       class { swift: swift_hash_suffix => string }"
     end
 
     describe 'without the proxy local network ip address being specified' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_ringbuilder_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_ringbuilder_spec.rb
index 68650ebd..4e1ea628 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_ringbuilder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_ringbuilder_spec.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ describe 'swift::ringbuilder' do
 
     let :pre_condition do
       "class { memcached: max_memory => 1}
-       class { swift: swift_hash_suffix => string }
-       class { 'ssh::server::install': }"
+       class { swift: swift_hash_suffix => string }"
     end
 
     it 'should rebalance the ring for all ring types' do
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ describe 'swift::ringbuilder' do
       let :pre_condition do
          'class { memcached: max_memory => 1}
           class { swift: swift_hash_suffix => string }
-          class { "ssh::server::install": }
           ring_object_device { "127.0.0.1:6000/1":
           zone        => 1,
           weight      => 1,
diff --git a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
index 503468f1..a6c3abf0 100644
--- a/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/swift_spec.rb
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ describe 'swift' do
     }
   end
 
-  let :pre_condition do
-    "include ssh::server::install"
-  end
-
   describe 'when no swift hash is specified' do
     let :params do
       {}
@@ -26,14 +22,6 @@ describe 'swift' do
     end
   end
 
-  describe 'when ssh server install class is not included' do
-    let :pre_condition do
-      ''
-    end
-    it 'should should raise an exception' do
-      expect { subject }.to raise_error(Puppet::Error)
-    end
-  end
 
   describe 'when using the default value for package_ensure' do
     let :file_defaults do