diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-gpgv b/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-gpgv
index 0de11655..0031eba3 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-gpgv
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-gpgv
@@ -69,11 +69,12 @@ profile apt-methods-gpgv @{exec_path} {
   /etc/ r,
   /root/ r,
 
-        /{var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/,}var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} r,
+        /var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} r,
+        /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/{,**} r,
         /var/lib/dpkg/arch r,
         /var/lib/extrepo/keys/*.{gpg,asc} r,
-        /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/{,**} r,
-  owner /{var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/,}var/lib/apt/lists/* rw,
+  owner /var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} rw,
+  owner /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/{,**} rw,
   owner /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/* rw,
 
   # For package building
diff --git a/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-http b/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-http
index b2ec8041..7eebc705 100644
--- a/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-http
+++ b/apparmor.d/groups/apt/apt-methods-http
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ profile apt-methods-http @{exec_path} {
 
   /var/log/cron-apt/temp w,
 
-        /{var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/,}var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} r,
-  owner /{var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/,}var/lib/apt/lists/* rw,
+        /var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} r,
+        /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/{,**} r,
+  owner /var/lib/apt/lists/{,**} rw,
+  owner /var/lib/ubuntu-advantage/apt-esm/{,**} rw,
   owner /var/lib/apt/lists/partial/* rw,
 
   # For package building