diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-bionic.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-bionic.txt
index 0a0bc55b15..45d4f7d207 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-bionic.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-bionic.txt
@@ -1,22 +1,12 @@
 acme==0.25.1
-automat==0.6.0
-chardet==3.0.4
-cffi==1.11.5
 cryptography==2.6.1
 h2==3.0.1
 idna==2.6
 priority==1.3.0
 pyopenSSL==17.5.0
-pyasn1==0.4.2
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.1
-pycparser==2.18
 pynacl==1.2
 pyotp==2.2.6
-python_debian==0.1.32
 python_gnupg==0.4.1
-requests==2.18.4
-service_identity==16.0.0
 sqlalchemy==1.1.11
 twisted==17.9.0
 txtorcon==0.19.3
-zope.interface==4.7.1
diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-bookworm.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-bookworm.txt
index 0851d621e4..77057c722b 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-bookworm.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-bookworm.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 acme==2.1.0
-automat==22.10.0
-chardet==5.1.0
-cffi==1.15.1
 cryptography==38.0.4
 h2==4.1.0
 idna==3.3
 priority==2.0.0
 pyopenSSL==23.0.0
-pyasn1==0.4.8
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.8
 pynacl==1.5.0
 pyotp==2.6.0
-python_debian==0.1.49
 python_gnupg==0.4.9
-requests==2.28.1
-service_identity==18.1.0
 sqlalchemy==1.4.46
 twisted==22.4.0
 txtorcon==22.0.0
-zope.interface==5.5.2
diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-bullseye.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-bullseye.txt
index 6191c2d40e..06c4916b73 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-bullseye.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-bullseye.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 acme==1.12.0
-automat==20.2.0
-chardet==4.0.0
-cffi==1.14.5
 cryptography==3.3.2
 h2==4.0.0
 idna==2.10
 priority==1.3.0
 pyopenSSL==20.0.1
-pyasn1==0.4.8
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.1
 pynacl==1.4.0
 pyotp==2.3.0
-python_debian==0.1.39
 python_gnupg==0.4.6
-requests==2.25.1
-service_identity==18.1.0
 sqlalchemy==1.3.22
 twisted==20.3.0
 txtorcon==20.0.0
-zope.interface==5.2.0
diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-buster.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-buster.txt
index b1c0b5f079..12831e0b0f 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-buster.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-buster.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 acme==0.31.0
-automat==0.6.0
-chardet==3.0.4
-cffi==1.12.2
 cryptography==2.6.1
 h2==3.0.1
 idna==2.6
 priority==1.3.0
 pyopenSSL==19.0.0
-pyasn1==0.4.2
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.1
 pynacl==1.3.0
 pyotp==2.2.7
-python_debian==0.1.35
 python_gnupg==0.4.4
-requests==2.21.0
-service_identity==18.1.0
 sqlalchemy==1.2.18
 twisted==18.9.0
 txtorcon==18.3.0
-zope.interface==4.7.1
diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-focal.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-focal.txt
index 357cda913f..2523ba4422 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-focal.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-focal.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 acme==1.1.0
-automat==0.8.0
-chardet==3.0.4
-cffi==1.14.0
 cryptography==2.8
 h2==3.1.1
 idna==2.8
 priority==1.3.0
 pyopenSSL==19.0.0
-pyasn1==0.4.2
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.1
 pynacl==1.3.0
 pyotp==2.3.0
-python_debian==0.1.36
 python_gnupg==0.4.5
-requests==2.22.0
-service_identity==18.1.0
 sqlalchemy==1.3.12
 twisted==18.9.0
 txtorcon==18.3.0
-zope.interface==4.7.1
diff --git a/backend/requirements/requirements-jammy.txt b/backend/requirements/requirements-jammy.txt
index 977cd44d10..4b6bc66e99 100644
--- a/backend/requirements/requirements-jammy.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements/requirements-jammy.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,12 @@
 acme==1.21.0
-automat==20.2.0
-chardet==4.0.0
-cffi==1.15.0
 cryptography==3.4.8
 h2==4.1.0
 idna==2.10
 priority==1.3.0
 pyopenSSL==21.0.0
-pyasn1==0.4.8
-pyasn1_modules==0.2.1
 pynacl==1.5.0
 pyotp==2.3.0
-python_debian==0.1.43
 python_gnupg==0.4.8
-requests==2.25.1
-service_identity==18.1.0
 sqlalchemy==1.4.31
 twisted==22.1.0
 txtorcon==20.0.0
-zope.interface==5.4.0
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.bionic b/debian/controlX/control.bionic
index 62bcbf3a97..7c5a0a08a0 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.bionic
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.bionic
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   haveged,
   iptables,
   lsb-base,
   python3-acme (>=0.25.1),
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography (>=2.6),
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl (>= 1.2),
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.bookworm b/debian/controlX/control.bookworm
index c3d5a88939..1d61087465 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.bookworm
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.bookworm
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   iptables,
-  lsb-base,
   python3-acme,
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography,
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl,
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.bullseye b/debian/controlX/control.bullseye
index c3d5a88939..9b1de716e6 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.bullseye
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.bullseye
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   iptables,
   lsb-base,
   python3-acme,
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography,
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl,
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.buster b/debian/controlX/control.buster
index 92ab7244f4..2fa264b209 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.buster
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.buster
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   haveged,
   iptables,
   lsb-base,
   python3:any,
   python3-acme,
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography,
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl,
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.focal b/debian/controlX/control.focal
index 5e18764ca7..0ab2ef2187 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.focal
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.focal
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   haveged,
   iptables,
   lsb-base,
   python3-acme,
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography,
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl,
diff --git a/debian/controlX/control.jammy b/debian/controlX/control.jammy
index c3d5a88939..9b1de716e6 100644
--- a/debian/controlX/control.jammy
+++ b/debian/controlX/control.jammy
@@ -22,11 +22,9 @@ Depends:
   adduser,
   apparmor,
   apparmor-utils,
-  gnupg,
   iptables,
   lsb-base,
   python3-acme,
-  python3-debian,
   python3-cryptography,
   python3-h2,
   python3-nacl,