diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
index ee76ec5331..9c84d041b2 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
@@ -1056,8 +1056,8 @@ def main():
 
     use_apt_get = p['force_apt_get']
 
-    if not use_apt_get and not APTITUDE_CMD and p.get('upgrade', None) in ['full', 'safe', 'yes']:
-        module.warn("Could not find aptitude. Using apt-get instead.")
+    if not use_apt_get and not APTITUDE_CMD:
+        module.warn("Could not find aptitude. Using apt-get instead")
         use_apt_get = True
 
     updated_cache = False