diff --git a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest-schema.json b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest-schema.json
index fd0a772..36fc166 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/base/manifest-schema.json
+++ b/bootstrapvz/base/manifest-schema.json
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 			"type": "object",
 			"properties": {
 				"release":      { "enum": ["squeeze", "wheezy", "jessie", "testing", "unstable"] },
-				"sections":     {
-					"type": "array",
-					"minItems": 1
-				},
 				"architecture": { "enum": ["i386", "amd64"] },
 				"bootloader":   { "enum": ["pvgrub", "grub", "extlinux"] },
 				"timezone":     { "type": "string" },
@@ -61,6 +57,11 @@
 					"additionalProperties": false,
 					"minItems": 1
 				},
+				"components": {
+					"type": "array",
+					"items": {"type": "string"},
+					"minItems": 1
+				},
 				"preferences": {
 					"type": "object",
 					"patternProperties": {
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
index 40faa53..15d1ea2 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/common/tasks/apt.py
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ class AddDefaultSources(Task):
 
 	@classmethod
 	def run(cls, info):
-		sections = 'main'
-		if 'sections' in info.manifest.system:
-			sections = ' '.join(info.manifest.system['sections'])
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + sections)
+		components = 'main'
+		if 'components' in info.manifest.system:
+			components = ' '.join(info.manifest.system['components'])
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src {apt_mirror} {system.release} ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src http://security.debian.org/  {system.release}/updates ' + components)
 		if info.manifest.system['release'] not in {'testing', 'unstable'}:
-			info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     {apt_mirror} {system.release}-updates ' + sections)
-			info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src {apt_mirror} {system.release}-updates ' + sections)
+			info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     {apt_mirror} {system.release}-updates ' + components)
+			info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src {apt_mirror} {system.release}-updates ' + components)
 
 
 class AddManifestPreferences(Task):
diff --git a/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/apt.py b/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/apt.py
index fb6b38f..733c1c6 100644
--- a/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/apt.py
+++ b/bootstrapvz/providers/gce/tasks/apt.py
@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ class SetPackageRepositories(Task):
 
 	@classmethod
 	def run(cls, info):
-		sections = 'main'
-		if 'sections' in info.manifest.system:
-			sections = ' '.join(info.manifest.system['sections'])
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release} ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release} ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('backports', 'deb     http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release}-backports ' + sections)
-		info.source_lists.add('backports', 'deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release}-backports ' + sections)
+		components = 'main'
+		if 'components' in info.manifest.system:
+			components = ' '.join(info.manifest.system['components'])
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb     http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release} ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('main', 'deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release} ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('backports', 'deb     http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release}-backports ' + components)
+		info.source_lists.add('backports', 'deb-src http://http.debian.net/debian {system.release}-backports ' + components)
 		info.source_lists.add('goog', 'deb http://goog-repo.appspot.com/debian pigeon main')