diff --git a/salt/salt/map.jinja b/salt/salt/map.jinja
index 5f687ef3f..cc388edb4 100644
--- a/salt/salt/map.jinja
+++ b/salt/salt/map.jinja
@@ -3,12 +3,10 @@
 
 {% if grains.os_family == 'Debian' %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '+' %}
-  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('apt-mark showhold | grep -q salt ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
   {% set SALTPACKAGES = ['salt-common', 'salt-master', 'salt-minion'] %}
   {% set SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE = '/lib/systemd/system/salt-minion.service' %}
 {% else %}
   {% set SPLITCHAR = '-' %}
-  {% set SALTNOTHELD = salt['cmd.run']('yum versionlock list | grep -q salt ; echo $?', python_shell=True) %}
   {% set SALTPACKAGES = ['salt', 'salt-master', 'salt-minion'] %}
   {% set SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE = '/usr/lib/systemd/system/salt-minion.service' %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/salt/salt/master.sls b/salt/salt/master.sls
index 6e320e4a6..cf9f4718c 100644
--- a/salt/salt/master.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/master.sls
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTNOTHELD %}
 {% from 'allowed_states.map.jinja' import allowed_states %}
 {% if sls in allowed_states %}
 
 include:
   - salt.minion
 
-{% if SALTNOTHELD == 1 %}
 hold_salt_master_package:
   module.run:
     - pkg.hold:
       - name: salt-master
-{% endif %}
 
 # prior to 2.4.30 this engine ran on the manager with salt-minion
 # this has changed to running with the salt-master in 2.4.30
diff --git a/salt/salt/minion.sls b/salt/salt/minion.sls
index d26365485..807b04a4e 100644
--- a/salt/salt/minion.sls
+++ b/salt/salt/minion.sls
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import UPGRADECOMMAND with context %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTVERSION %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import INSTALLEDSALTVERSION %}
-{% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTNOTHELD %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SALTPACKAGES %}
 {% from 'salt/map.jinja' import SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILE %}
 {% import_yaml 'salt/minion.defaults.yaml' as SALTMINION %}
@@ -20,15 +19,12 @@ include:
 
 {% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string != SALTVERSION|string %}
 
-{% if SALTNOTHELD | int == 0 %}
 unhold_salt_packages:
-  module.run:
-    - pkg.unhold:
-      - pkgs:
+  pkg.unheld:
+    - pkgs:
 {% for package in SALTPACKAGES %}
-        - {{ package }}
+      - {{ package }}-0:{{INSTALLEDSALTVERSION}}-0.*
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 install_salt_minion:
   cmd.run:
@@ -42,15 +38,12 @@ install_salt_minion:
 
 {% if INSTALLEDSALTVERSION|string == SALTVERSION|string %}
 
-{% if SALTNOTHELD | int == 1 %}
 hold_salt_packages:
-  module.run:
-    - pkg.hold:
-      - pkgs:
+  pkg.held:
+    - pkgs:
 {% for package in SALTPACKAGES %}
-        - {{ package }}
+      - {{ package }}-0:{{SALTVERSION}}-0.*
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
 
 remove_error_log_level_logfile:
   file.line: