diff --git a/debian-alt/bionic/rules b/debian-alt/bionic/rules
index d98bd954ef..317edd9be7 100755
--- a/debian-alt/bionic/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/bionic/rules
@@ -212,8 +212,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/buster/rules b/debian-alt/buster/rules
index adff48473c..a6361bc742 100755
--- a/debian-alt/buster/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/buster/rules
@@ -212,8 +212,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/jessie/rules b/debian-alt/jessie/rules
index d865844020..9d7ccd1436 100755
--- a/debian-alt/jessie/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/jessie/rules
@@ -201,8 +201,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/precise/rules b/debian-alt/precise/rules
index 70628f573e..97d168b30e 100755
--- a/debian-alt/precise/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/precise/rules
@@ -199,8 +199,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/trusty/rules b/debian-alt/trusty/rules
index f00691a92f..42ca5f4c90 100755
--- a/debian-alt/trusty/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/trusty/rules
@@ -201,8 +201,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/wheezy/rules b/debian-alt/wheezy/rules
index 1d463b13e3..c9e9466f2d 100755
--- a/debian-alt/wheezy/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/wheezy/rules
@@ -120,8 +120,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian-alt/xenial/rules b/debian-alt/xenial/rules
index 701918109f..c97f8fda7d 100755
--- a/debian-alt/xenial/rules
+++ b/debian-alt/xenial/rules
@@ -200,8 +200,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index e502c447e4..9c5e826321 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -210,8 +210,5 @@ override_dh_shlibdeps:
 #override_dh_installinit:
 #	dh_installinit -r
 
-override_dh_builddeb:
-	dh_builddeb -- -Zxz
-
 get-orig-source:
 	uscan --verbose --rename --destdir $(CURDIR)/.. --watchfile debian/watch --force-download