diff --git a/debian-alt/bionic/rules b/debian-alt/bionic/rules
index d98bd954ef9978571cb4edd548767193b3c75c71..317edd9be7cca8a40ca2c9b6eb577f5f0f87f708 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 adff48473c0c772c94f5c70367a1f051f7de8d45..a6361bc742f4eeeae00f0023179e6be2011df5d9 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 d8658440206161d84f20f0d2b7a71198cedc8abf..9d7ccd1436fbc5600805f3e75222557ed809ec9f 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 70628f573e4a1672f4bfc9686570d8307d4c66f8..97d168b30e5f510e37ae06028917f700b35c4d1e 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 f00691a92f7c853009ef8e0da2ace31138fab7e6..42ca5f4c9091773204c28a2291766ab86ce40042 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 1d463b13e336e853dc6e75d2489f75f670015859..c9e9466f2df9834fbc0e421efad0d567a1772fbb 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 701918109fcd201e12d3b1aaa4a25e671aa931e1..c97f8fda7debc0b58692275b338b71f3119b0312 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 e502c447e4fc84fec9113646c920d9990013536d..9c5e8263217c8d1c537db22ca8d5fae54a8b5b9c 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