diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 1371d7c..1b222f4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Source: lzlib
 Section: libs
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8), autotools-dev, texinfo
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 8), texinfo
 Standards-Version: 3.9.1
 Homepage: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html