diff --git a/debian-based/install.sh b/debian-based/install.sh
index 5f72d5482fa45589c7c99ce8f543afa567158e2b..1bce3255a89548e171dfe765f65786e2ae5bd5ca 100755
--- a/debian-based/install.sh
+++ b/debian-based/install.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ then
     packages="${packages}git:git\n"
     packages="${packages}editors:vim gedit\n"
     packages="${packages}openjdk:openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk default-jdk default-jre\n"
-    packages="${packages}flash:pepperflashplugin-nonfree\n"
     packages="${packages}xchm:xchm\n"
     packages="${packages}latex:texlive-full kile\n"
     packages="${packages}curl:curl\n"
diff --git a/debian-based/packages.txt b/debian-based/packages.txt
index 3aae2389a50fe59d532a731ce6202911f2d18d04..5673e0a53533a7dcbe5793bc2bbe917922242dbc 100644
--- a/debian-based/packages.txt
+++ b/debian-based/packages.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ nodejs:nodejs npm
 git:git
 editors:vim gedit
 openjdk:openjdk-7-jre openjdk-7-jdk default-jdk default-jre
-flash:pepperflashplugin-nonfree
 xchm:xchm
 latex:texlive-full kile
 curl:curl