diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/jessie-backports.yml b/manifests/official/gce/jessie-backports.yml
index 1681449..a0a1eab 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/jessie-backports.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/jessie-backports.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ volume:
     root:
       filesystem: ext4
       size: 10GiB
-packages:
-  mirror: http://gce_debian_mirror.storage.googleapis.com/
-  components:
-  - main
-  - contrib
-  - non-free
+packages: {}
 plugins:
   google_cloud_sdk: {}
   ntp:
diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml b/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
index 1681449..a0a1eab 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/jessie.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ volume:
     root:
       filesystem: ext4
       size: 10GiB
-packages:
-  mirror: http://gce_debian_mirror.storage.googleapis.com/
-  components:
-  - main
-  - contrib
-  - non-free
+packages: {}
 plugins:
   google_cloud_sdk: {}
   ntp:
diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/wheezy-backports.yml b/manifests/official/gce/wheezy-backports.yml
index 7c3ed8c..2fd78e4 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/wheezy-backports.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/wheezy-backports.yml
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ volume:
       filesystem: ext4
       size: 10GiB
 packages:
-  mirror: http://gce_debian_mirror.storage.googleapis.com/
-  components:
-  - main
-  - contrib
-  - non-free
   preferences:
     backport-kernel:
     - package: linux-image-* initramfs-tools
diff --git a/manifests/official/gce/wheezy.yml b/manifests/official/gce/wheezy.yml
index bf9ba52..3fdaf56 100644
--- a/manifests/official/gce/wheezy.yml
+++ b/manifests/official/gce/wheezy.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,7 @@ volume:
     root:
       filesystem: ext4
       size: 10GiB
-packages:
-  mirror: http://gce_debian_mirror.storage.googleapis.com/
-  components:
-  - main
-  - contrib
-  - non-free
+packages: {}
 plugins:
   google_cloud_sdk: {}
   ntp: