diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index f31b52a..0148641 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
 Build-Depends:
- debhelper (>= 13.1~),
  debhelper-compat (= 13),
  texinfo,
 Rules-Requires-Root: no