diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
index 579668aae..e1af9c8a5 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
                 "Unsupported directory layout. You may try to enable mod %s "
                 "and try again." % mod_name)
 
-        deps = self._get_mod_deps(mod_name)
+        deps = _get_mod_deps(mod_name)
 
         # Enable all dependencies
         for dep in deps:
@@ -1034,24 +1034,6 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
         self.parser.modules.add(mod_name + "_module")
         self.parser.modules.add("mod_" + mod_name + ".c")
 
-    def _get_mod_deps(self, mod_name):
-        """Get known module dependencies.
-
-        .. note:: This does not need to be accurate in order for the client to
-            run.  This simply keeps things clean if the user decides to revert
-            changes.
-        .. warning:: If all deps are not included, it may cause incorrect parsing
-            behavior, due to enable_mod's shortcut for updating the parser's
-            currently defined modules (:method:`._add_parser_mod`)
-            This would only present a major problem in extremely atypical
-            configs that use ifmod for the missing deps.
-
-        """
-        deps = {
-            "ssl": ["setenvif", "mime", "socache_shmcb"]
-        }
-        return deps.get(mod_name, [])
-
     def _enable_mod_debian(self, mod_name, temp):
         """Assumes mods-available, mods-enabled layout."""
         # Generate reversal command.
@@ -1176,6 +1158,25 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
             self.parser.init_modules()
 
 
+def _get_mod_deps(mod_name):
+    """Get known module dependencies.
+
+    .. note:: This does not need to be accurate in order for the client to
+        run.  This simply keeps things clean if the user decides to revert
+        changes.
+    .. warning:: If all deps are not included, it may cause incorrect parsing
+        behavior, due to enable_mod's shortcut for updating the parser's
+        currently defined modules (:method:`._add_parser_mod`)
+        This would only present a major problem in extremely atypical
+        configs that use ifmod for the missing deps.
+
+    """
+    deps = {
+        "ssl": ["setenvif", "mime", "socache_shmcb"]
+    }
+    return deps.get(mod_name, [])
+
+
 def apache_restart(apache_init_script):
     """Restarts the Apache Server.