diff --git a/tasks/install-apt.yml b/tasks/install-apt.yml
index a274aa7d..54a12ed6 100644
--- a/tasks/install-apt.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-apt.yml
@@ -13,23 +13,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-#TODO(evrardjp): Replace the next 2 tasks by a standard apt with cache
-#when https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/1517 is merged
-#in 1.9.x or we move to 2.0 (if tested working)
-- name: Check apt last update file
-  stat:
-    path: /var/cache/apt
-  register: apt_cache_stat
-
-- name: Update apt if needed
-  apt:
-    update_cache: yes
-  when: "ansible_date_time.epoch|float - apt_cache_stat.stat.mtime > {{cache_timeout}}"
-
 - name: Install apt packages
   apt:
     pkg: "{{ item }}"
     state: "{{ horizon_package_state }}"
+    update_cache: yes
+    cache_valid_time: "{{ cache_timeout }}"
   register: install_packages
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5