using old apt version

[Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:22:03 +0000] INFO:
file[/etc/apt/sources.list.d/10gen.list] sending delete action to
file[/var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp] (immediate)
[Mon, 08 Jul 2013 19:22:03 +0000] ERROR:
file[/etc/apt/sources.list.d/10gen.list]
(/opt/aws/opsworks/current/site-cookbooks/apt/providers/repository.rb:11
8:in `class_from_file') had an error:
undefined method `run_action' for
"file[/var/lib/apt/periodic/update-success-stamp]":String