diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
index b629a762c1f..e00ec4b98d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ def main():
             dpkg_options = dict(default=DPKG_OPTIONS)
         ),
         mutually_exclusive = [['package', 'upgrade', 'deb']],
-        required_one_of = [['package', 'upgrade', 'update_cache', 'build-dep', 'deb']],
+        required_one_of = [['package', 'upgrade', 'update_cache', 'deb']],
         supports_check_mode = True
     )