diff --git a/providers/virtualbox/tasks/packages.py b/providers/virtualbox/tasks/packages.py
index 207f356..e1c0d65 100644
--- a/providers/virtualbox/tasks/packages.py
+++ b/providers/virtualbox/tasks/packages.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class HostPackages(Task):
 	after = [packages.HostPackages]
 
 	def run(self, info):
-		info.host_packages.update(['qemu-utils', 'parted', 'grub2', 'sysv-rc', 'kpartx'])
+		info.host_packages.update(['qemu-utils', 'parted', 'kpartx', 'sysv-rc'])
 		if 'xfs' in (p.filesystem for p in info.volume.partition_map.partitions):
 			info.host_packages.add('xfsprogs')
 
@@ -25,20 +25,7 @@ class ImagePackages(Task):
 		manifest = info.manifest
 		include, exclude = info.img_packages
 		# Add some basic packages we are going to need
-		include.update(['parted',
-		                'kpartx',
-		               # Needed for the init scripts
-		               'file',
-		               # isc-dhcp-client doesn't work properly with ec2
-		               'dhcpcd',
-		               'chkconfig',
-		               'openssh-client',
-		               'grub2'
-		                ])
-
-		exclude.update(['isc-dhcp-client',
-		               'isc-dhcp-common',
-		                ])
+		include.update(['grub2'])
 
 		# In squeeze, we need a special kernel flavor for xen
 		kernels = {'squeeze': {'amd64': 'linux-image-amd64',