diff --git a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/compiler/manifests/init.pp b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/compiler/manifests/init.pp
index ebc0d14a0..966efb846 100644
--- a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/compiler/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/compiler/manifests/init.pp
@@ -4,45 +4,18 @@
 
 class compiler {
     ## ensure log directory, package dependencies
-    class dependencies {
-        require system::log_directory
-        contain package::webcompilers
-    }
+    require system::log_directory
+    contain package::webcompilers
 
     ## configure webcompilers
-    class configure {
-        ## set dependency
-        require dependencies
+    contain compiler::webcompilers
 
-        ## configure webcompilers	
-        require system::webcompiler_directory
-        contain compiler::webcompilers
-    }
-
-    ## start webcompilers
-    class start {
-        ## set dependency
-        require dependencies
-        require configure
-
-        ## start compiler(s)
-        contain compiler::start_sass
-        contain compiler::start_uglifyjs
-        contain compiler::start_browserify
-        contain compiler::start_imagemin
-    }
+    ## start compiler(s)
+    contain compiler::start_sass
+    contain compiler::start_uglifyjs
+    contain compiler::start_browserify
+    contain compiler::start_imagemin
 
     ## initial compile
-    class initiate {
-        ## set dependency
-        require dependencies
-        require configure
-        require start
-
-        ## initial compile
-        contain compiler::initial_compile
-    }
-
-    ## initiate
-    include initiate
+    contain compiler::initial_compile
 }
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/database/manifests/init.pp b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/database/manifests/init.pp
index bf9b7fbd9..cc49fe607 100644
--- a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/database/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/database/manifests/init.pp
@@ -3,24 +3,8 @@
 ###
 
 class database {
-    ## install sql
-    class install_sql {
-        ## install mariadb
-        contain database::server
-
-        ## install mariadb client
-        contain database::client
-
-        ## install mariad bindings
-        contain database::bindings
-    }
-
-    ## create database tables
-    class create_db {
-        require install_sql
-        contain database::database
-    }
-
-    ## initiate
-    include create_db
+    contain database::server
+    contain database::client
+    contain database::bindings
+    contain database::database
 }
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diff --git a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/package/manifests/init.pp b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/package/manifests/init.pp
index ba91ed1b3..13ad7ce9e 100644
--- a/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/package/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/puppet/environment/vagrant/modules/package/manifests/init.pp
@@ -6,39 +6,25 @@
     ## nodejs, with npm: this cannot be wrapped into a module, and included, as
     ##     needed. Puppet will only allow one instance of this class,
     ##     regardless of its implementation.
-    class install_nodejs {
-        ## set dependency
-        require apt
+    require apt
 
-        ## install nodejs, with npm
-        class { 'nodejs':
-            repo_url_suffix => '5.x',
-        }
-        contain nodejs
+    ## install nodejs, with npm
+    class { 'nodejs':
+        repo_url_suffix => '5.x',
     }
+    contain nodejs
 
     ## general packages
-    class general_packages {
-        ## set dependency
-        require apt
-        require install_nodejs
-        require system::webcompiler_directory
-
-        ## install packages
-        contain package::inotify_tools
-        contain package::react_presets
-        contain package::jsonschema
-        contain package::xmltodict
-        contain package::six
-        contain package::fetch
-        contain package::pyyaml
-        contain package::flask_script
-        contain package::pytest_flask
-        contain package::python_dev
-        contain package::libssl_dev
-       contain package::scrypt
-    }
+    contain package::inotify_tools
+    contain package::react_presets
+    contain package::jsonschema
+    contain package::xmltodict
+    contain package::six
+    contain package::fetch
+    contain package::pyyaml
+    contain package::flask_script
+    contain package::pytest_flask
+    contain package::python_dev
+    contain package::libssl_dev
+    contain package::scrypt
 }
-
-## initiate
-include general_packages